Re-Examining Knowledge
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About the autistic author markerKraemer, I. & Kraemer, E. (2025). Re-Examining Knowledge. In Contemporary Philosophy of Autism (1st ed., pp. 185-205). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003627104-11 · ISBN : 9781003627104 · Place of publication : New York
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Researchers commonly take ideally rational neurotypical humans as the standard for determining how minds should work, how knowledge should be obtained, and how social interactions should transpire. This assumption is contradicted by research indicating that not all humans are neurotypical (non-neurodivergent) thinkers and not all knowledge is obtained in the same way. This chapter examines autistic people&s;s social and sensory challenges due to living in a neurotypical-dominant society, and how autistic people acquire knowledge and how this process differs from neurotypical people. It considers how dominant theories of knowledge acquisition might be revised based on current autism findings to accommodate autistic knowers. Not arguing for any particular theory, the goal is to suggest how thinking about knowledge should be revised with autistic people in mind. This approach has important social and ethical consequences for all people, perhaps leading to revising current screening procedures, reimagining how neurotypical professionals see neurodivergent people, and revising workplace practices and social accommodations for members of the autistic community. The chapter concludes with suggestions for improving conditions for knowledge acquisition for autistic people in a neurotypical-dominant society.
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