The Western Disease: Contesting Autism in the Somali Diaspora by Claire Laurier Decoteau
The Western Disease: Contesting Autism in the Somali Diaspora

Claire Laurier Decoteau

The Western Disease: Contesting Autism in the Somali Diaspora

Claire Laurier Decoteau

272 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction health history sociology challenging informative medium-paced

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Because autism is an increasingly common diagnosis, North Americans are familiar with its symptoms and treatments. But what we know and think about autism is shaped by our social relationship to health, disease, and the medical system. In The West...

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