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The autism matrix

the social origins of the autism epidemic

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An edition of The autism matrix (2010)

The autism matrix

the social origins of the autism epidemic

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"The authors argue that the recent rise in autism should be understood as an 'aftershock' of the real earthquake, which was the deinstitutionalization of mental retardation in the mid-1970s. This entailed a radical transformation not only of the institutional matrix for dealing with developmental disorders of childhood, but also of the cultural lens through which we view them. It opened up a space for viewing and treating childhood disorders as neither mental illness nor mental retardation, neither curable nor incurable, but somewhere in-between"--From publisher description.

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Autism in children, Autistic Disorder, Deinstitutionalization, Autistic children, Treatment, Diagnosis, Services for, Care, History, Children, services for, Autism, Child care, Community health services, Child development deviations, Therapy

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Autism Matrix
2013, Polity Press
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Autism Matrix
2013, Polity Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Autism Matrix
Autism Matrix
2013, Polity Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
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The autism matrix: the social origins of the autism epidemic
2010, Polity
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Table of Contents

Introduction: the autism matrix
The puzzle of variation in autism rates
The feebleminded
The surveillance of childhood
Deinstitutionalization
"An existence as close to the normal as possible": normalization
Childhood schizophrenia
The rise of the therapies
Bernard Rimland and the formation of NSAC
The atypical children
Asperger and neurodiversity
The space of autism therapies and the making and remaking of the spectrum
Conclusion.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-306) and index.

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Cambridge, UK, Malden, MA

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RJ506.A9 A97 2010, RJ506.A9, RJ506.A9 A98 2010

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viii, 312 p. :
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ISBN 13
9780745643991, 9780745644004
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2012405226
OCLC/WorldCat
432990971

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