A commentary on children's books about autism: What messages do they send about neurodiversity?
A commentary on children's books about autism: What messages do they send about neurodiversity?
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关于自闭症儿童书籍的评论：它们传达了关于神经多样性的哪些信息？
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10.1002/aur.3081
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发表时间：
2024
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Lorang,Emily
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作者：
Venker,CourtneyE;Lorang,Emily
在过去的三十年里，关于自闭症的儿童书籍的出版呈指数级增长。儿童书籍的增加是令人兴奋的，因为它们有能力促进对神经多样性的理解、接受和欣赏。然而，自闭症患者和非自闭症患者都越来越担心，一些关于自闭症的儿童书籍可能不利于神经多样性，而不是促进它。这篇评论讨论了关于自闭症的儿童书籍以截然不同的方式描绘与神经多样性相关的关键概念，包括自闭症差异、代理、能力和沟通。我们提供具体的例子（包括自闭症作者的书）；突出自闭症儿童的自闭症和非自闭症父母的观点；并讨论不同的书籍如何给读者留下自闭症和神经多样性的不同印象。考虑到不同的书中出现的巨大不同的主题，我们得出的结论是，对于教育工作者、家庭和自闭症社区的其他成员来说，在他们使用什么书的目的上做出明智和个性化的选择是很重要的。我们强调有必要对有关自闭症的儿童书籍进行系统的、高质量的研究，包括内容分析和研究，以确定这些书籍向其目标受众——儿童——传递了什么信息。至关重要的是，自闭症患者继续塑造这一对话，为研究重点和调查方法提供独特的见解。
The past three decades have seen an exponential increase in the publication of children's books about autism. This increased availability of children's books is exciting because they have the power to promote understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of neurodiversity. However, growing concerns have been raised by both autistic and non‐autistic people that some children's books about autism may work against neurodiversity, rather than promoting it. This Commentary discusses the strikingly different ways in which children's books about autism portray key concepts related to neurodiversity, including autistic differences, agency, abilities, and communication. We present concrete examples (including books by autistic authors); highlight the views of autistic and non‐autistic parents of autistic children; and discuss how different books may leave readers with different impressions of autism and neurodiversity. Given the vastly different themes that emerge across different books, we conclude that it is important for educators, families, and other members of the autism community to make informed and individualized choices about what books they use for what purpose. We emphasize the need for systematic, high‐quality research on children's books about autism, including content analyses and studies that determine what messages these books send to their intended audience: children. It is vital that autistic people continue to shape this conversation, contributing unique insights that inform research priorities and the methodological approaches used to investigate them.