Language Games Used to Construct Autism as Pathology1

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Chown, N. (2024). Language Games Used to Construct Autism as Pathology1. In Mad Studies Reader (pp. 506-517). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003148456-41

Publication date: 12 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Article language: English
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Abstract

Based on his scholarship of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Nick Chown introduces the concept of “neurotypical language games.” These language games create culturally biased distinctions that frame medical research and produce social perspectives that have adverse consequences for people labeled autistic.

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