Critical Autism Studies: The State of the Field

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Loftis, S. F. (2023). Critical Autism Studies: The State of the Field. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.9707/2833-1508.1147

Publication date: 13 Dec 2023 Added to AutiHub: 29 Aug 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1 / 1 (100.0%)
  1. Sonya Freeman Loftis *

Abstract

In this essay, I attempt to define critical autism studies and to provide a brief survey of some of the major work done in this field so far. I hope my discussion gives a sense of the robust strength of this ever-growing field and also a glimpse of some of the key issues being discussed within the field right now.

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These indicators describe the bibliography cited by this publication. An author name is counted each time it appears in one cited reference, so the same person can be counted more than once. Names not yet linked to an author already present in AutiHub are treated as unknown, not as non-autistic. Last computed: 12 Sep 2026 18:16.

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11
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8
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0
5 / 11 (45.5%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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1 / 11 (9.1%)
References with detected author names
10 / 11 (90.9%)
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1
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14
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14
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0
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10 / 14 (71.4%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 4 / 14 (28.6%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
8 / 14 (57.1%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 8 / 10 (80.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 7 / 12 (58.3%).
  1. Stuart Murray (2008). Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination .
    Type: Book OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W588165989
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  2. (2010). Autism and Representation . Routledge.
    Type: Book DOI: 10.4324/9780203935088 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W1570596127
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  3. Carolyn Ogburn (2017). War on autism: on the cultural logic of normative violence . Disability & Society, 32(2), 275-278. Informa UK Limited.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2016.1249635 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2554885100
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  4. Loftis (2016). Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes on the Spectrum . Choice Reviews Online, 53(10), 1. American Library Association.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.5860/choice.196959 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2617745306
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  5. Julia Miele Rodas (2018). Autistic disturbances: Theorizing autism poetics from the DSM to Robinson Crusoe .
    Type: Book OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2793756366
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  9. Sonya Freeman Loftis * (2021). Shakespeare and Disability Studies . Shakespeare and Disability Studies.
    Type: Article OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3191136124
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  10. Sara Ryan (2014). Worlds of autism: across the spectrum of neurological difference . Choice Reviews Online, 51(10), 51-5873-51-5873. American Library Association.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.5860/choice.51-5873 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4240717879
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