autism rights movement
social movement advocating for the rights, inclusion, and dignity of autistic people
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Summary
autism rights movement is a civil rights movement[1]. It draws 856 Wikipedia views per month (civil rights movement category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: Jim Sinclair[3], Autism Network International[4]
- Instance of: social movement[5], political movement[6]
- Subclass of: disability rights movement[7], neurodiversity movement[8]
- Commons category: Autism rights movement[9]
- Start time: 1992[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Autism rights movement[11]
- Described at URL: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/glossary/showentry.php?displayformat=dictionary&eid=4112[12], https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/political-science/autism-rights-movement/[13], https://andrewsolomon.com/articles/the-autism-rights-movement/[14], https://enculturation.net/I_Am_ActuallyAutistic[15]
- Described by source: Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement[16], Autism and social movements: French parents’ associations and international autistic individuals’ organisations[17], Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice[18], The Cerebral Subject and the Challenge of Neurodiversity[19], Autism as a Natural Human Variation: Reflections on the Claims of the Neurodiversity Movement[20], ‘Us’ and ‘them’: the limits and possibilities of a ‘politics of neurodiversity’ in neoliberal times[21], Neurodiversity: An insider's perspective[22], Autistic culture online: virtual communication and cultural expression on the spectrum[23]
- Short name: ARM[24]
- Different from: neurodiversity movement[25]
- Uses: Internet[26]
- Hashtag: ActuallyAutistic[27]
- Has goal: civil rights[28], autonomy[29], respect[30], social inclusion[31], quality of life[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[33], gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[34]
Why It Matters
autism rights movement has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]