Does the heterogeneity of autism undermine the neurodiversity paradigm?

The neurodiversity paradigm is presented by its proponents as providing a philosophical foundation for the activism of the neurodiversity movement. Its central claims are that autism and other neurodivergent conditions are not disorders because they are not intrinsically harmful, and that they are v...

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Published in:	Bioethics Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 47 - 60
Main Author:	Hughes, Jonathan A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2021
Subjects:	Activism Autism Behavior Bioethics Causality Cognition Cognition & reasoning co‐occurring conditions Discrimination disorder Disorders Heterogeneity identity Neurodiversity Neurology Paradigms Self concept Social interactions co-occurring conditions disorder neurodiversity identity autism heterogeneity
ISSN:	0269-9702, 1467-8519, 1467-8519
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