Critical autism studies

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Woods, Richard; Waldock, Krysia Emily (2021). "Critical Autism Studies". In Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2nd ed.). Cham: Springer. pp. 1240–1248. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102297. ISBN 978-3-319-91280-6.
^ O’Dell, Lindsay; Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Hanna; Ortega, Francisco; Brownlow, Charlotte; Orsini, Michael (2016). "Critical autism studies: exploring epistemic dialogues and intersections, challenging dominant understandings of autism". Disability & Society. 31 (2): 166–179. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1164026 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
^ Milton, Damian; Ryan, Sara (2022). The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Autism Studies. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-80015-9.
^ Woods, Richard; Milton, Damian; Arnold, Larry; Graby, Steve (2018). "Redefining Critical Autism Studies: a more inclusive interpretation". Disability & Society. 33 (6): 974–979. doi:10.1080/09687599.2018.1454380. S2CID 150275912.
^ MacLeod, Andrea (2019). "Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a tool for participatory research within Critical Autism Studies: A systematic review" (PDF). Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 64: 49–62. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.04.005. ISSN 1750-9467. S2CID 150814038.

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[:0-1] Woods, Richard; Waldock, Krysia Emily (2021). "Critical Autism Studies". In Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2nd ed.). Cham: Springer. pp. 1240–1248. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102297. ISBN 978-3-319-91280-6.

[2] O’Dell, Lindsay; Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Hanna; Ortega, Francisco; Brownlow, Charlotte; Orsini, Michael (2016). "Critical autism studies: exploring epistemic dialogues and intersections, challenging dominant understandings of autism". Disability & Society. 31 (2): 166–179. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1164026 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

[3] Milton, Damian; Ryan, Sara (2022). The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Autism Studies. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-80015-9.

[4] Woods, Richard; Milton, Damian; Arnold, Larry; Graby, Steve (2018). "Redefining Critical Autism Studies: a more inclusive interpretation". Disability & Society. 33 (6): 974–979. doi:10.1080/09687599.2018.1454380. S2CID 150275912.

[5] MacLeod, Andrea (2019). "Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a tool for participatory research within Critical Autism Studies: A systematic review" (PDF). Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 64: 49–62. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.04.005. ISSN 1750-9467. S2CID 150814038.

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