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This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Neurodiversity is simply a reality of our species… so why are we only talking about this now in society and in the workplace?
I loved this collection of essays and reminiscences by key figures in the early neurodiversity movement, and found the stories within both touching and inspiring and even humorous (ever heard of the “Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical”?).
Here is where we can get an answer to the “why now” question: for the global neurodiversity conversation of the 2020s can be traced directly to these pioneers, their activism, and their determination to change the world.
From Ed's list on The best books to challenge perceptions of neurodiversity.
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