04239nam 22011293u 450 991081358240332120210119232916.01-4422-4960-91-4422-4961-7(CKB)2560000000365785(EBL)2081425(OCoLC)913377692(SSID)ssj0001515568(PQKBManifestationID)12536049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001515568(PQKBWorkID)11482275(PQKB)11402024(MiAaPQ)EBC2081425(PPN)204764912(EXLCZ)99256000000036578520151005d2015|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitics of Autism Navigating The Contested SpectrumRowman & Littlefield Publishers20151 online resource (191 p.)Description based upon print version of record.""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 A Short History of Autism""; ""3 Medicine, Science, and Math""; ""4 Education""; ""5 Before, Outside, and After the Classroom""; ""6 The Future""; ""Appendix: A Timeline of Autism Policy and Politics""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""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 familiesAutistic disorder -- United StatesEducation, Special -- United StatesPolicy Making -- United StatesPolitics -- United StatesSocial Control, FormalSocial Control PoliciesEducation, NonprofessionalChild Development Disorders, PervasiveSocial SciencesPolicyHealth Care Economics and OrganizationsEducationMental Disorders Diagnosed in ChildhoodSociologyHealth CareMental DisordersGeographyPsychologyPublic PolicyAutistic DisorderEducation, SpecialPolicy MakingPoliticsPsychiatryHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCPsychiatric Disorders, IndividualHILCCNorth AmericaAmericasGeographic LocationsUnited StatesAutistic disorder -- United States.Education, Special -- United States.Policy Making -- United States.Politics -- United States.Social Control, FormalSocial Control PoliciesEducation, NonprofessionalChild Development Disorders, PervasiveSocial SciencesPolicyHealth Care Economics and OrganizationsEducationMental Disorders Diagnosed in ChildhoodSociologyHealth CareMental DisordersGeographyPsychologyPublic PolicyAutistic DisorderEducation, SpecialPolicy MakingPoliticsPsychiatryHealth & Biological SciencesPsychiatric Disorders, Individual618.9285Pitney John J.Jr.,1955-1480999AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910813582403321Politics of Autism3950142UNINA