Critical autism studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research field within autism studies led by autistic people. [1] [2] [3]
There are multiple competing definitions with the narrower one as skeptical of the validity and value of autism as a medical diagnosis. A broader definition of CAS encompasses "exploring power relationships that construct autism; enabling narratives that challenge the dominant negative medical autism discourses; and creation of theoretical and methodological approaches that are emancipatory and value the highly individual nature of autism and its nascent culture". [4]
Critical autism studies originated in a 2011 seminar in England and is influenced by critical disability studies. [1] [5]
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Critical autism studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research field within autism studies led by autistic people. [1] [2] [3]
There are multiple competing definitions with the narrower one as skeptical of the validity and value of autism as a medical diagnosis. A broader definition of CAS encompasses "exploring power relationships that construct autism; enabling narratives that challenge the dominant negative medical autism discourses; and creation of theoretical and methodological approaches that are emancipatory and value the highly individual nature of autism and its nascent culture". [4]
Critical autism studies originated in a 2011 seminar in England and is influenced by critical disability studies. [1] [5]
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (
link)