February 18, 2016 - 20:56
WEEK SIX: NEURODIVERSITY
February 23
Joseph N. Straus, "Autism as Culture," in Disability Studies Reader
Melanie Yergeau, “Clinically Significant Disturbance: On Theorists Who Theorize Theory of Mind,” in Disability Studies Quarterly
http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/3876/3405
Melanie Yergeau, "I Stim, Therefore I Am"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2QSvPIDXwA
Nick Walker's blog, Neurocosmopolitanism:
"Neuro-what?"
http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neuro-what/
"Neuroqueer: An Introduction"
http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neuroqueer-an-introduction/
"Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions"
http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neurodiversity-some-basic-terms-definitions/
Ibby Grace, Neuroqueer blog: "Are you Neuroqueer?"
http://neuroqueer.blogspot.com/2013/09/are-you-neuroqueer.html
Julia Bascom, Just Stimming blog, "Quiet Hands"
https://juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/quiet-hands/
The Loud Hands Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iVektXsNRI
Optional:
S#!IT Ignorant People Say to Autistics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTBM_3sdwE
If you have specific questions about autism I suggest you check out the youtube series "Ask An Autistic."
For example: "What is Stimming?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WexCWZPJE6A
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