Representations of Autism in US Magazines for Women in Comparison to the General Audience

摘要: This paper investigates the portrayal of autism in magazines directed toward two different audiences English-speaking North America. It compares answers to three questions: What is autism? said cause it? can and should be done about articles whose audience primarily female with for general interest (male female) audiences. The findings suggest that framed contrasting ways types magazines. In magazines, encapsulated stereotypical discourses valuing science, numbers, genetic other biological research, objectivity. women, described as a tragedy, usually identified first by heartbroken mothers who then go on “move heaven earth” fight their child “normality”. Neither magazine focuses perspective person diagnosed nor reflects debates whether or not ASD necessarily problem just difference.