Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Multiple Autisms by Jennifer S. Singh Jennifer S. Singh setsout to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affectsthose who study autism and those who live with it. This is the first sustainedanalysis of the practices, politics, and meaning of autism genetics from ascientific, cultural, and social perspective. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Is there a gene for autism? Despite a billion-dollar, twenty-year effort to find out and the more elusive the answer, the greater the search seems to become no single autism gene has been identified. In "Multiple Autisms, " Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study autism and those who live with it. This is the first sustained analysis of the practices, politics, and meaning of autism genetics from a scientific, cultural, and social perspective.In 2004, when Singh began her research, the prevalence of autism was reported as 1 in 150 children. Ten years later, the number had jumped to 1 in 100, with the disorder five times more common in boys than in girls. Meanwhile the diagnosis changed to autistic spectrum disorders, and investigations began to focus more on genomics than genetics, less on single genes than on hundreds of interacting genes. "Multiple Autisms" charts this shift and its consequences through nine years of ethnographic observations, analysis of scientific and related literatures, and morethan seventy interviews with autism scientists, parents of children with autism, and people on the autism spectrum. The book maps out the social history of parental activism in autism genetics, the scientific optimism about finding a gene for autism and the subsequent failure, and the cost in personal and social terms of viewing and translating autism through a genomic lens.How is genetic information useful to people living with autism? By considering this question alongside the scientific and social issues that autism research raises, Singh s work shows us the true reach and implications of a genomic gaze." Author Biography Jennifer S. Singh is assistant professor of sociology in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Table of Contents ContentsAbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction: Multiple Ways of Viewing Autism1. Defining, Counting, Contesting: Changes in Diagnosis, Prevalence, and Advocacy2. Parent Advocacy and the Rise of Autism Genetics Research3. No Single Gene for Autism: The Emergence of Genomic Styles of Thought4. Simplex Families, Complex Exchanges: Why Parents Participate in an Autism Genomic Database5. Living with Autism: Perspectives of Adults on the SpectrumConclusion: A Spectrum of Knowledge ProductionAcknowledgmentsAppendix: MethodsNotesBibliographyIndex Review "Jennifer Singh brilliantly elaborates the complex story of how autism science has evolved to give preference to genetic explanations and is driven by advances in microarray technologies. Her analysis is informed by a multidimensional perspective, drawing from her own expert understanding of the scientific research and extensive interviewing with scientists, activists, parents, and people with autism. Multiple Autisms is pathbreaking scholarship that raises urgently important questions about how the research community and other constituencies narrow our understandings of autism as a human condition."—Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College"Scholars of medical sociology, rhetoric, and broader medical humanities alike would benefit greatly from Singhs text. Now, as biological sciences advance in areas of genomics–and as the popularity of genetic and genomic databases among researchers surely grows–Multiple Autisms will prove to provide important early insights into how these changes matter for those perennially on the receiving end of these multiplying and complex diagnoses."—Medical Humanities"Multiple Autisms is an important contribution to the autism literature and deserves to be read, not least by those conducting and funding genomics research. It is a well-written and accessible book that showcases the utility and ongoing relevance of thought styles in understanding modern science and medicine."—Social History of Medicine"Multiple Autisms offers a compelling examination of the biosocial world of autism genetics and genomics, introducing readers to the array of social actors, organizations, technologies and materials that are involved in the constitution of the category of autism today."—Canadian Journal of Sociology"Singhs Multiple Autisms is an important contribution to understanding the making of genetic models of thought in autism research and beyond."—Oral History Review"This ambitious work serves as a strong example of sociological research with interdisciplinary implications. It would be a timely addition to courses in medical sociology, the sociology of science and knowledge, and social movement studies."—American Journal of Sociology Long Description Is there a gene for autism? Despite a billion-dollar, twenty-year effort to find out and the more elusive the answer, the greater the search seems to become no single autism gene has been identified. In "Multiple Autisms, " Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study autism and those who live with it. This is the first sustained analysis of the practices, politics, and meaning of autism genetics from a scientific, cultural, and social perspective.In 2004, when Singh began her research, the prevalence of autism was reported as 1 in 150 children. Ten years later, the number had jumped to 1 in 100, with the disorder five times more common in boys than in girls. Meanwhile the diagnosis changed to autistic spectrum disorders, and investigations began to focus more on genomics than genetics, less on single genes than on hundreds of interacting genes. "Multiple Autisms" charts this shift and its consequences through nine years of ethnographic observations, analysis of scientific and related literatures, and morethan seventy interviews with autism scientists, parents of children with autism, and people on the autism spectrum. The book maps out the social history of parental activism in autism genetics, the scientific optimism about finding a gene for autism and the subsequent failure, and the cost in personal and social terms of viewing and translating autism through a genomic lens.How is genetic information useful to people living with autism? By considering this question alongside the scientific and social issues that autism research raises, Singh s work shows us the true reach and implications of a genomic gaze." Review Quote "Scholars of medical sociology, rhetoric, and broader medical humanities alike would benefit greatly from Singhs text. Now, as biological sciences advance in areas of genomics-and as the popularity of genetic and genomic databases among researchers surely grows- Multiple Autisms will prove to provide important early insights into how these changes matter for those perennially on the receiving end of these multiplying and complex diagnoses."-- Medical Humanities " Multiple Autisms is an important contribution to the autism literature and deserves to be read, not least by those conducting and funding genomics research. It is a well-written and accessible book that showcases the utility and ongoing relevance of thought styles in understanding modern science and medicine."-- Social History of Medicine " Multiple Autisms offers a compelling examination of the biosocial world of autism genetics and genomics, introducing readers to the array of social actors, organizations, technologies and materials that are involved in the constitution of the category of autism today."-- Canadian Journal of Sociology "Singhs Multiple Autisms is an important contribution to understanding the making of genetic models of thought in autism research and beyond."-- Oral History Review "This ambitious work serves as a strong example of sociological research with interdisciplinary implications. It would be a timely addition to courses in medical sociology, the sociology of science and knowledge, and social movement studies."-- American Journal of Sociology Details ISBN0816698317 Author Jennifer S. Singh Short Title MULTIPLE AUTISMS Pages 296 Publisher University of Minnesota Press Language English ISBN-10 0816698317 ISBN-13 9780816698318 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint University of Minnesota Press Subtitle Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science Place of Publication Minnesota Country of Publication United States Birth 1969 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-12-01 UK Release Date 2015-12-01 NZ Release Date 2015-12-01 US Release Date 2015-12-01 Illustrations 6 Alternative 9780816698301 DEWEY 616.85882 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-02-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161718820;
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ISBN-13: 9780816698318
Book Title: Multiple Autisms
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Item Height: 216 mm
Subject: Medicine, Disability
Publication Year: 2015
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science
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Author: Jennifer S. Singh
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