Neurodiversity Movement and Rational Demand Avoidance: The clash of 2 competing biopower technologies in action

Woods, R. (2018). Neurodiversity Movement and Rational Demand Avoidance: The clash of 2 competing biopower technologies in action. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University). https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.27855.18082/1

Publication date: 1 Jan 2018 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

This publication is integrated into AutiHub through:

Authors

Publication authors
1
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 1 (100.0%)

Abstract

This is a presentation I delivered at Participatory Autism Research Collective Critical Autism Studies Conference 2018. It builds on the work of Damian Milton (2013) exploring how Rational Demand Avoidance can be explained as a biopower, available at the link below: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/62694/ While reflecting on this I realised that the similar processes are also applicable to the Neurodiversity Movement. This is a slightly updated version, with more references and further proof reading. I particularly changed 2 of the Rational Demand Avoidance stereotypes to be reflective of wider literature. Please do contact me if you have questions regarding the content.

Related publications

These links indicate preprints, protocols, published versions, or related records identified in AutiHub.

Other versions of the same publication

Other version of the same publication
10.13140/rg.2.2.27855.18082
Confirmed Reliability level: High Manual

Bibliography cited by this reference

Cited references are imported from external metadata sources when they are available. The list may be partial.

No cited bibliography is currently integrated for this reference. This does not necessarily mean that no bibliography exists.