After Being Ignored, Autistic Adults Find Their Place on the Spectrum

Author

Leonardo A. Lopez CarrenoFollow

Graduation Date

Fall 12-16-2022

Grading Professor

Kalli Anderson

Subject Concentration

Arts & Culture

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

Autistic adults have been historically ignored by researchers and clinical psychologists when discussing autism spectrum disorder. But the broadening of the diagnosis requirements for the disorder, as well as the perspectives from autistic adults that have been shared on social media, have made it so that autistic adults are being discussed more now than ever before, both in the autism community and among professionals in the field. This project puts together interviews with autistic people who have found communities online and in person, as well as the perspectives of researchers who have published studies about autism.

https://medium.com/@leonardolpezcarreo/after-being-ignored-autistic-adults-find-their-place-on-the-spectrum-6e131fc00796

Recommended Citation

Lopez Carreno, Leonardo A., "After Being Ignored, Autistic Adults Find Their Place on the Spectrum" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/581