272 Autism 23 (2) require change, as attitudinal barriers to inclusion and acceptance are
often significant. Providing a non-speaking autistic person with an alternative method of …

Neurodevelopmental classifications and the collective idea of neurodivergence can be seen
as a 'moving target'. In our understanding, this means that it responds to the needs of society …

Montreal, in May, one topic widely debated was the concept of neurodiversity. It is dividing
the autism community, but it doesn't have to. The term “neurodiversity” gained popular …

We, an international group of autistic scholars of autism and neurodiversity, discuss recent
findings on the origins of the concept and theorising of neurodiversity. For some time, the …

Intended as an introduction to research and theory in Critical Autism Studies, this volume
brings together essays from authors like Majia Nadesan, Mark Osteen and Michael Orsini …

Neurodiversity has remained a controversial concept over the last decade. In its broadest
sense the concept of neurodiversity regards atypical neurological development as a normal …

This paper presents the concepts of “neurodiversity” and the “neurodiversity approaches”
towards disability and discusses how confusion regarding the meaning of these concepts …

The neurodiversity movement takes an identity politics approach to autism spectrum
disorders, proposing autism spectrum disorders as a positive “neuro-variation” to be …

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 …

A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked
Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening …