Gemma Williams

Broschiertes Buch

Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World

A Radical Perspective on Communication and Shared Meaning

Beschreibung

For a long time, researchers have thought that social communication difficulties experienced by autistic people are due to cognitive and social 'deficits'. This book offers a neurodiversity-affirming alternative to this problematic approach, by presenting a novel perspective on cross-neurotype communication.

Autor

Gemma Williams is an autistic autism researcher, musician and ex-beekeeper, living in Sussex. She currently works as a Research Officer on the Wellcome Trust-funded ' Autism: from menstruation to menopause' project, for Swansea University. Gemma is a linguist by heart, but following her ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Brighton in Social Policy, her research interests have extended to more social justice-related issues, including: autistic people's experiences of loneliness, barriers to healthcare for neurodivergent people, sensory environments of public spaces and, most recent

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781803883700
• ISBN-10: 1803883707
• Artikelnr.: 71308192