Exploring how the social model of disability can be re-invigorated for autism: in response to Jonathan Levitt

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Woods, R. (2017). Exploring how the social model of disability can be re-invigorated for autism: in response to Jonathan Levitt. Disability & Society, 32(7), 1090-1095. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1328157

Journal or book title
Disability & Society
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Volume
32
Issue
7
Pages
1090-1095
Publication date: 18 May 2017 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Richard Woods *

Abstract

Levitt argues that the social model of disability needs to be re-invigorated, potentially by adapting the tool for separate countries. The social model has been successfully applied for some disabled groups in the United Kingdom. However, the social model is not implemented for neurodivergent labels such as autism, through the negative language of autism, causing severe problems for autistic individuals’ daily lives. The social model can be re-invigorated for autism, removing social barriers by changing non-autistic people’s attitudes towards autism through ensuring positive language of autism, preventing the categorisation of autism and fully enacting The Autism Act 2009 and The Equality Act 2010.

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9
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1 / 9 (11.1%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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5 / 18 (27.8%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 13 / 18 (72.2%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
1 / 18 (5.6%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 5 (20.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 17 (5.9%).
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