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NeuroDiversity: The Birth of an Idea Kindle Edition

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Judy Singer is generally credited with the coinage of the word that became the banner for the last great social movement to emerge from the 20th century.
The word itself was just one of many ideas in this work, her 1998 Honours thesis, a pioneering sociological work that mapped out the emergence of a new category of disability that, till then, had no name. And in the process, prefigured a new paradigm within the disability rights movement of the time.
The work attempted a panoramic view of this new terrain from within a post-modern, social constructionist, feminist, disability rights perspective. Its chapters encompassed a brief history of autism, self-exploration of Singer’s life in the middle of three generations of women “somewhere on the autistic spectrum” and her research as a participant-observer on InLv, an online community of people on the spectrum. At the same time it offered a critique of what Singer perceived to be a certain tendency towards social-constructionist fundamentalism within the disability movement, which, she argued, limited the potential of the new paradigm.
This volume reproduces the original thesis with the addition of a new introduction, which gives the background to the creation of the work and offers some thoughts on the current neurodiversity movement.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01HY0QTEE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Judy Singer; 2 edition (3 July 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Judy Singer identifies as being in the middle of 3 generations of women “somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum".

Her 1998 Honours Thesis (University of Technology Sydney) was the pioneering study of the emergence of the "Autism Spectrum/Asperger Syndrome" as a new category of disability from a sociological rather than a medical perspective. Singer argued that Asperger Syndrome was not a new medical condition, but a "socially-constructed" category of disability, which emerged due to social changes in the post-modern era.

By that time, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Movement was already gathering strength on the internet and showing every sign of becoming the last great Identity Politics movement to emerge from the 20th century. In her thesis, Singer proposed the term “Neurodiversity” as a way of promoting and legitimizing the new movement. The name caught on because it encapsulated two of the leading trends of the era. First, the hard science of neurology was eclipsing the psycho-therapeutic tradition that had failed to deliver, especially for autistics. At the same time there was increasing awareness that biodiversity of all kinds was critical to the survival of the planet.

Judy was the founder, via the internet, of the world's first support group for people raised by autistic parents. She was Secretary of Sydney's Inner West Autism and Asperger's Support Group for several years, and co-founded ASteen, Sydney’s largest independent social club for teenagers on the spectrum.

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Anthony J. Eames

The Aspergers Spectrum Individuals in Our Midst

Reviewed in Australia on 25 October 2016

Like myself, many or most people have individuals in their lves who have a place on the Aspergers Spectrum. This book gives us a valable insight nto this personality type and , more particularly , it remnds us that, where it is not actually disablng, it can be regarded as a gift. For that, society and medical professinals need to demonstrate insight and compassion. Essential reading.

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Awesome book on neurodiversity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2023

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Using this as a reference for my PhD

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Reviewed in Brazil on 27 December 2020

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Indispensável! Não existe melhor forma de começar a estudar sobre neurodiversidade, deveria ser leitura obrigatória em faculdades e escolas. Principalmente para profissionais de educação e saúde.
Sem tirar o benefício que traz para pessoas neurodiversas como eu, ter um livro tão descritivo e acolhedor

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Yuliya Logunova

A must read for a parent of a high functioning AS child

Reviewed in Germany on 14 October 2021

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It is hard to believe this essay was written over 20 years ago - so novel it feels even today. Perhaps this is due to me growing up in the part of the world where mental health and neurodiversity topics were complitely neglected, and later on struggling to find understanding for my “weird” son. The book offers a liberating and empowering view on autistic and other neurodiverse people, a welcome breathe of fresh air.

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In my mind, ocean exploded
In my heart, space contracted
I am fire.
Matter inverted, hunger triggered.
I feel, I see, I exist.

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Eye-opening serendipity.

Reviewed in Italy on 23 March 2021

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Loving it so far.
I can identify with so much. Having lived in a very dark place for so long and not understanding why, this author seems to be answering alot of questions.

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