TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pitney,John J.,Jr
TI  - The Politics of Autism: Navigating The Contested Spectrum 
SN  - 9781442249615
AV  - RC553.A88 .P384 2015
U1  - 362.19685882 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Lanham, MD
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Autistic Disorder
KW  - United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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