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‘I think autism is like running on Windows while everyone else is a Mac’: using a participatory action research approach with students on the autistic spectrum to rearticulate autism and the lived experience of university

Jonathan VincentFaculty of Education & Theology, York St John University, York, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Megan PottsMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Daniel FletcherMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Simon HodgesMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Jenny HowellsMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Alex MitchellMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Brett MallonMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Thomas LedgerMembers of the Stratus Writers Project, York, UK
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Pages 300-315 | Received 21 May 2015, Accepted 10 Feb 2016, Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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