Nothing About Us, Without Us: a Case Study of a Consumer-run Organization by and for People on the Autism Spectrum in the Netherlands
In this exploratory case study based on qualitative research, we explore the perspectives and experiences of autistic self-advocates in the Netherlands regarding autism, (self-)advocacy, and consumer-run organizations. The focus of our study is a consumer-run organization by and for adult Persons on the Autism Spectrum in the Netherlands: PAS-Nederland or PAS for short. Our analysis reveals four themes relevant to the acceptance and integration of adults with autism into society and work: (1) invisibility of autistic adults; (2) diversity of the autism spectrum; (3) autistic leadership; and (4... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
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Cambridge University Press
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Schlagwörter: | autism / autism spectrum disorder / consumer-run organization / experiential knowledge / self-advocacy |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26820686 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10059028/7/JMO1800054PRF-final.pdf |