03292nam a22004693i 4500 EBC2081425 MiAaPQ 20221202140739.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 211129s2015 xx o ||||0 eng d 9781442249615 (electronic bk.) 9781442249608 (MiAaPQ)EBC2081425 (Au-PeEL)EBL2081425 (CaPaEBR)ebr11072240 (CaONFJC)MIL809223 (OCoLC)913377692 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ RC553.A88 .P384 2015 362.19685882 Pitney, John J., Jr. author The Politics of Autism : Navigating The Contested Spectrum / John J. Pitney, Jr. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015. ©2015. 1 online resource (191 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index. 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 families frustrated and confused. Americans with autism are citizens, friends, coworkers, sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers. No longer simply the objects of public policy, they are active participants in current policy debates. Pitney’s fascinating look at how public policy is made and implemented offers networks of concerned parents, educators, and researchers a compass to navigate the current systems and hope for a path towards more regularized and effective policies for America’s autism community. Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. Autistic Disorder 299884 United States Electronic books. Print version: Pitney, John J., Jr. The Politics of Autism Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2015 9781442249608 ProQuest (Firm) https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2081425 Acceso Remoto https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2081425 Acceso en el Campus PUCPR lcc 7 296965 296965 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 45 2021-12-07 0 362.19685882 EBC2081425 2021-12-07 00:00:00 2021-12-07 7 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 45 2022-12-02 0 RC553 .A88 .P384 2015 50000003291928 2022-12-02 00:00:00 Ebook c. 1 2022-12-02 7