An edition of The autism matrix
(2010)
The autism matrix
the social origins of the autism epidemic
by Gil Eyal
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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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The autism matrix: the social origins of the autism epidemic
2010, Polity
in English
074564399X 9780745643991
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Book Details
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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