Societal Models, Identity & Neurodiversity Culture
Media, Perception & Misinformation
The public information environment: how autism is portrayed, how the resulting stigma operates, and the misinformation that persists despite decisive evidence against it.
4 Entries in this Collection
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Media Representation & Tropes
Savant stereotypes, autistic-coded characters, and authentic portrayal.
- 02
Historical Figures & Retrospective Analysis
Posthumous attribution of autistic traits, and its methodological limits.
- 03
Stigma, Public Perception & Hate Crime
Public attitudes, discrimination, and violence against autistic people.
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Debunking Public Health Myths
Vaccine claims, refrigerator mothers, and the anatomy of autism misinformation.