Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| About/Subject | Autism |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | David Drummond |
| Cover photo | David Drummond |
| Typeset by | Lisa Connery |
| Manufacturing by | Thomson-Shore, Inc. |
| Copyright Holder | Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois* |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Urbana, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| Pages / Font | 306 pages / 10.25 / 13 ITC Baskerville Std |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-252-07989-4 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | 2013040756 |
| Library of Congress Call Number | RC553.A88J327 2014 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 616.85'882—dc23 |
| Barcode | 9 780252 079894 |
| Barcode | 9780252079894 |
| EAN 5 | 90000 |
| Printer's Key | 1 2 3 4 5 C P 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgments - vii
Introduction: Autism's Gendered Characters - 1
Chapter 1. Interpreting Gender: Refrigerator Mothers - 33
Chapter 2. Performing Gender: Mother Warriors - 64
Chapter 3. Presenting Gender: Computer Geeks - 105
Chapter 4. Rehearsing Gender: Autism Dads - 154
Chapter 5. Inventing Gender: Neurodiverse Characters - 181
Conclusions: Gender, Character, and Rhetoric - 215
Notes - 229
Bibliography - 255
Index - 287 Acknowledgments - vii
Introduction: Autism's Gendered Characters - 1
Chapter 1. Interpreting Gender: Refrigerator Mothers - 33
Chapter 2. Performing Gender: Mother Warriors - 64
Chapter 3. Presenting Gender: Computer Geeks - 105
Chapter 4. Rehearsing Gender: Autism Dads - 154
Chapter 5. Inventing Gender: Neurodiverse Characters - 181
Conclusions: Gender, Character, and Rhetoric - 215
Notes - 229
Bibliography - 255
Index - 287 Show all ▾ |
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