HIST 333 Diversity in the Deaf Community: Neurodiversity
This guide introduces the diverse deaf community, including sign language dialects. This guide discusses the most common groups found in the Deaf community.
We have works on Deaf and Autism. You can use the RIT Libraries Catalog to find them. Use the keywords deaf* AND autis* to find variations in the spelling of the words, ie, autistic, autism, etc.
Works
Intersecting cultures in deaf mental health: An ethnographic study of NHS professionals diagnosing autism in D/deaf children
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Works
Friedner, M., & Block, P. (2017). Deaf studies meets autistic studies. The Senses and Society, 12(3), 282-300
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Recuperating the bad outcome: reimagining optimal futures beyond Auditory Verbal Therapy and Applied Behavioral Analysis
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