The Autists - women on the spectrum (Paperback)

An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author's own diagnosis. Until the 1980s, autism was regarded as a condition found mostly in boys. Even in our time, autistic girls and women have largely remained invisible. When portrayed in popular culture, women on the spectrum often appear simply as copies of their male counterparts - talented and socially awkward. Yet autistic women exist, and always have. They are varied in their interests and in their experiences. Autism may be relatively new as a term and a diagnosis, but not as a way of being and functioning in the world. It has always been part of the human condition. So who are these women, and what does it mean to see the world through their eyes? In The Autists, Clara Toernvall reclaims the language to describe autism and explores the autistic experience in arts and culture throughout history. From popular culture, films, and photography to literature, opera, and ballet, she dares to ask what it might mean to re-read these works through an autistic lens - what we might discover if we allow perspectives beyond the neurotypical to take centre stage.

General

Imprint:	Scribe Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2023
Authors:	Clara Toernvall
Translators:	Alice Olsson
Dimensions:	210 x 135mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / With flaps
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-914484-81-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Swedish
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > True stories > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-914484-81-9
Barcode:	9781914484810

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