Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach
In Brief: Despite a growing pool of research in library and information science authored by autistic librarians, the vast majority of LIS research about autistic students in academic libraries continues to portray autism as a tragedy that students must overcome, a common trope that the autistic comm...
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| description | In Brief: Despite a growing pool of research in library and information science authored by autistic librarians, the vast majority of LIS research about autistic students in academic libraries continues to portray autism as a tragedy that students must overcome, a common trope that the autistic community has long rallied against. In this article, I recommend that those writing about autistic students and academic libraries do so through a neurodiversity lens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caf8134740304aa6be664e1d72d53c602024-04-04T16:34:35ZengIn the Library with the Lead PipeIn the Library with the Lead Pipe1944-61952024-04-0111445Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed ApproachJessica Hinson-WilliamsIn Brief: Despite a growing pool of research in library and information science authored by autistic librarians, the vast majority of LIS research about autistic students in academic libraries continues to portray autism as a tragedy that students must overcome, a common trope that the autistic community has long rallied against. In this article, I recommend that those writing about autistic students and academic libraries do so through a neurodiversity lens.https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2024/autistic-students/academic librariesautismdisabilityneurodiversity |
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| title | Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach |
| title_full | Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach |
| title_fullStr | Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach |
| title_short | Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach |
| title_sort | autistic students and academic library research recommendations for a neurodiversity informed approach |
| topic | academic libraries autism disability neurodiversity |
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