In a readable and highly accessible ethnographic account that is shaped by the stories of families and the voices of parents, De Wolfe examines how parents of children with autism navigate the educational and medical systems, understand their own and their children’s bodies, and support and educate one another.
Tabella dei contenuti
1. Anthropologizing Experiences of Autism 2. Meet the Parents 3. Re-charting Territories, Redefining Roles: The Issue of Relationships 4. Peculiarities and Particularities: The Issue of Bodies 5. Navigations and Limitations: The Issue of Institutions 6. Sharing and Fighting: The Issue of Communication and Education Concluding Remarks
Circa l’autore
Juliette de Wolfe is a Special Education Resource Teacher in the Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia, USA. She holds a Ph D in Anthropology and Education from Teachers College, USA.
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