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About the autistic author markerKattari, S. K. (2023). Introduction. In Exploring Sexuality and Disability (1st ed., pp. 1-10). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003308331-1 · ISBN : 9781003308331 · Place of publication : London
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Abstract
Disability includes neurodivergence, which in someone’s brain operates in a different way than what is defined as typical, and can include autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s, traumatic brain injury, Down syndrome, and more. Disabled people have and continue to experience extreme rates of harm in society, in every country around the world. From high rates of under and unemployment to high rates of interpersonal violence to societal eugenics and lack of access to basic necessities such as housing, healthcare, education, and supplies, our society has consistently marginalized and oppressed individuals of this community in every aspect from the institutional to the interpersonal. Policies and laws have been enacted to forcibly sterilize disabled people, prohibit them from having loving romantic and/or sexual partnerships, and prevent them from accessing affirming sexuality education.
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