The Politics of Autism: Navigating The Contested Spectrum - Hardcover

Pitney, John J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442249609 ISBN 13: 9781442249608

Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

In the first book devoted exclusively to the contentious politics of autism, noted political scientist and public policy expert John J. Pitney, Jr., explains how autism has evolved into a heated political issue disputed by scientists, educators, social workers, and families. Nearly everything about autism is subject to debate and struggle, including its measurement and definition. Organizational attempts to deal with autism have resulted in not a single "autism policy," but a vast array of policies at the federal, state, and local levels, which often leave people with autism and their families frustrated and confused. Americans with autism are citizens, friends, coworkers, sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers. No longer simply the objects of public policy, they are active participants in current policy debates. Pitney's fascinating look at how public policy is made and implemented offers networks of concerned parents, educators, and researchers a compass to navigate the current systems and hope for a path towards more regularized and effective policies for America's autism community.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

By John J. Pitney Jr.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1442249609
• ISBN 13: 9781442249608
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 190
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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