2023/11/30 by Eilidh Galbraith, Stewart Rapley · 1 voice
Health Professions · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Autism Spectrum Disorder Research #Child and Animal Learning Development #Infant Health and Development
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/1756073x.2023.2270810
openalex publication_date 2023/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/13
Autism' is a word which can sometimes raise more questions than it answers within practical theology.While autism has existed as a diagnostic category for almost a century, the meanings we attach to it remain complex, multi-varied, and ambiguous.What do we mean when we speak of autism in theological contexts, and of whom do we speak?Most importantly, who exactly is doing the speaking?In this article, two authors, one neurotypical and one neurodiverse, explore contemporary theological approaches to autism, mapping the epistemological turn from theologies of autism on the margins to theologies of autism from the centre.