Autism Ethics Network

The Autism Ethics Network is an international platform that unites researchers and individuals inspired by a desire to understand autism and by the belief that a transdisciplinary and inclusive approach is necessary for an ethical approach to autism and autistic individuals. Striving to surpass reductionist frames of thinking the network brings together researchers from sociology, literary studies, the arts, anthropology, psychology, ethics and philosophy of science. Questions that are central to the project are: what is autism, is autism a mere pathology, what does it mean to be neuro-(a)typical, how does a diagnosis of autism affect a person's self-understanding,...

Keywords:AUTISM

Disciplines:Applied sociology, Policy and administration, Social psychology, Social stratification, Social theory and sociological methods, Sociology of life course, family and health, Other sociology and anthropology, Language studies, Literary studies, Theory and methodology of language studies, Theory and methodology of linguistics, Theory and methodology of literary studies, Other languages and literary studies, Theory and methodology of philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics, Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified

Project type:Collaboration project