The Rise of Autism - Couverture rigide

Russell, Ginny

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0367250810 ISBN 13 : 9780367250812

Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

This book investigates and examines why increasing numbers of people are being diagnosed with autism, aruging that the increased use of autism diagnosis is due to medicalisation across the life-course and crucially asking whether autism itself is useful as a diagnostic category.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ginny Russell is Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, in the UK. She co-leads the Health and Illness theme at Egenis (the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences) in the College of Social Science and International Studies, as well as co-leading the Epidemiology and Qualitative Research stream of ChYMe (the Children and Young People's Mental Health collaboration) based at the College of Medicine and Health.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367250810
• ISBN 13: 9780367250812
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 202
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Routledge; https://www.routledge-ny.com/; ; Stockst?dter Str. 20; Gro?ostheim; Bayern; Allemagne