'Chocolate makes you autism': impairment, disability and childhood identities


Autoria(s): Kelly, Bernadette
Data(s)

01/05/2005

Resumo

This paper discusses perceptions and experiences of impairment and disability from the perspectives of learning disabled children, their parents and their social workers. The author reports on findings from her doctoral study that adults often fail to take into account the views and experiences of learning disabled chidren. As a result, these children developed their own interpretations of impairment and disability based on their experiences and interactions with others. Whilst this indicates that they are active social interpreters, it also suggests that adults should make greater efforts to inform and consult learning disabled children. The author concludes by reflecting on the relevance of these findings to contemporary theories of disability and childhood.

Identificador

http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/chocolate-makes-you-autism-impairment-disability-and-childhood-identities(53189183-6ab5-4dc1-8581-172fad2a1116).html

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687590500060687

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=18844393197&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Fonte

Kelly , B 2005 , ' 'Chocolate makes you autism': impairment, disability and childhood identities ' Disability and Society , vol 20 (3) , no. 3 , pp. 261-275 . DOI: 10.1080/09687590500060687

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Tipo

article