Tag Archives: Autism and Gender

June 24, 2015

Autism and Gender honored by the Rhetoric Society of America

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Congratulations to Jordynn Jack, who received the 2015 RSA Book Award from the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) for Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks. In Autism and Gender, Jack offers new insights into the ways rhetorical … Continue reading →

July 8, 2014

Autism, social skills classes and gender conformity

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In Chapter 5 of Jordynn Jack’s Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks, the author considers how autistic people consider gender and sexuality. On her book blog Jack writes: For some, gender is a confusing social construct; for … Continue reading →