The Resistance, Persistence and Resilience of Black Families Raising Children with Autism

ISBN-13: 9781433174186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 210 str.

Elizabeth Drame; Tara Adams; Judy Nardi

Opis

The Resistance, Persistence and Resilience of Black Families Raising Children with Autism presents nuanced perspectives in the form of counternarratives of what Black families who have children with autism experience at the intersection of race, class, disability, gender.

Recenzje

"This much-needed collaborative study provides a nuanced portrait of the challenges and successes of Black parents of children with autism. The parents' narratives, skillfully interpreted through the lived experiences of the authors themselves, reveal the multiple marginalization experienced by families who must navigate the intersections of race, socioeconomic status, and disability. The book presents a powerful claim for such parents' empowerment in a field that has been dominated by voices of privilege."-Beth Harry, Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami; author of Childhood Disability, Advocacy and Inclusion in the Caribbean: A Trinidad and Tobago Case Study (2019) and Melanie, Bird with a Broken Wing: A Mother's Story (2010)

Spis treści

List of Illustrations - Acknowledgments - Introduction: ¡Berta no ha muerto, Berta se ha multiplicado! Paving - Chapter One: Preserving the Affective Being: Reconsiderations of Affect from a Non-Western Perspective - Chapter Two: Indigenous Ecologies: The Relevance of Affect in Ecofeminist Movements - Chapter Three: On Violent Affects: A History of Extractivism and Criminalization in Central America - Chapter Four: From Outrage to Resistance: Social Movements in Honduras - Chapter Five: Affective Solidarity and a Politics of Care: Reflection and Action Beyond Borders - Chapter Six: On Mourning and Hope: A Transformational Path Toward Social Justice - Conclusion: Utopia: An Affective Work in Progress - Index.

O autorze

Elizabeth R. Drame is a professor in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She prepares special educators and coordinates the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program. She is a co-editor of Black Participatory Research: Power, Identity and the Struggle for Justice in Education. Drame received her Ph.D. in Learning Disabilities from Northwestern University.

Tara Adams earned a Data Entry certificate at Milwaukee Area Technical College. She works in disability advocacy and served as a family advocate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Promise Program, helping families and youth receiving Social Security Supplemental Income to improve post-secondary outcomes.

Veronica R. Nolden served as a special education paraprofessional, autism advocate and volunteer at a local hospital. She is a cofounder of the Milwaukee Urban Autism Summit and serves as a speaker on disability related topics with a specific focus on autism.

Judy M. Nardi is currently a Senior Pharmacy Technician. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in African American Literature from Loyola University in Chicago, IL.