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‘Us’ and ‘them’: the limits and possibilities of a ‘politics of neurodiversity’ in neoliberal times

Katherine Runswick-ColeResearch Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1117-1129 | Received 14 Feb 2013, Accepted 26 Mar 2014, Published online: 13 May 2014

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