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Autism as a Natural Human Variation: Reflections on the Claims of the Neurodiversity Movement

P. Jaarsma, S. Welin

2012.3.1HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS

DOI: 10.1007/s10728-011-0169-9

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The effects of DSM categorization and the medical model for high functioning autists, and various possible strategies for the neurodiversity movement to claim extra resources for autists as members of an underprivileged culture without being labelled disabled or as having a disorder are analyzed.

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JAARSMA, P.; WELIN, S. Autism as a natural human variation: Reflections on the claims of the neurodiversity movement. HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS, 2012, 20: 20–30.