The Palgrave Handbook of Auto/Biography

Abstract

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Neurodiversity Studies

“…That is, representation matters. My discussion of Autistic auto/biographical writing notes the value of Autistic people reading for representation (Hillary, 2020), and these arguments apply generally for neurodivergent people. These same self-authored narratives with our reasons for acting also support outsider understandings of neurodivergent agency.…”