{"product_id":"naming-adult-autism-culture-science-identity-paperback","title":"Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaming Adult Autism is one of the first critiques of cultural and medical narratives of Autism to be authored by an adult diagnosed with this condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAutism is a 'social disorder', defined by interactions and lifestyle. Yet, the expectations of normalcy against which Autism is defined have too rarely been questioned. This book demonstrates the value of the Humanities towards developing fuller understandings of Autistic adulthood, adapting theory from Adorno, Foucault and Butler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe chapters expose serious scientific limitations of medical assumptions that Autistic people are gifted at maths but indifferent to fiction. After interrogating such clichés in literature, cinema and television, James McGrath also explores more radical depictions of Autism via novels by Douglas Coupland, Margaret Atwood, Clare Morrall and Meg Wolitzer, plus poems by Les Murray and Joanne Limburg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow this link to see James McGrath in conversation with Kelly-Anne Watson at Leeds Beckett University: https: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xQOotRZRzv4 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow this link to view a content breakdown of the above interview: https: \/\/www.academia.edu\/36406389\/Naming_Adult_Autism_A_Conversation_winter_2017_ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollow this link to read a 'Seeking Sara' blog interview with James: https: \/\/seekingsara174.wordpress.com\/2018\/08\/19\/639\/\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr James McGrath is Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural Studies at Leeds Beckett University. His poems appear in various literary magazines. He has also published on popular music, particularly The Beatles and Joy Division\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47571278463197,"sku":"9781783480418","price":97.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/kQ6DAKYkhw9781783480418.webp?v=1783530117","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/naming-adult-autism-culture-science-identity-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}