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Eva Charlotte Hesse
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Editorial 2
- Contents 5
- List of Abbreviations 7
- List of Tables 9
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Introduction
- Short Summaries 18
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A Theory on Characters
- Larger and Lesser Than Life 28
- Diagnosing Characters? 33
- How Readers Recognise Concepts in Literature 40
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Chasing a Phantom
- Stereotypes and Knowledge 48
- Stereotypes in Reading 51
- Autism Stereotypes 55
- Autism Stereotypes Portrayed in Fiction 71
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Normality and Deviance
- Discourses of the Public 85
- Normality and Deviance 92
- Labelling 101
- Deviance in Fiction – The London Eye Mystery 105
- Deviance and Mental Health 111
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Identification and Representation
- Young Adult Fiction and Normality 117
- ‘Realistic’ and ‘Good’ Portrayals 124
- Who Gets to Narrate Autism? 127
- The Narrative of Theory of Mind – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 132
- The Importance and Risks of Autism Narrative 144
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The Medical Discourse of Autism
- Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms 153
- Definitions of Autism in Fiction 159
- High- and Low-functioning? 168
- Masking and Camouflaging 174
- Masking and Camouflaging in Autism Portrayals 179
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Narrating Autism
- Visual Rhetoric and Semiotics 189
- Pragmatics 197
- Pragmatic Competence and Deviance in Autism Portrayals 205
- Unreliable Narrators? 227
- Niches, Genres, and Roles – Trueman Bradley 235
- Conclusion 241
- Appendices 253
- Literary Works 267
- Index 283
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Editorial 2
- Contents 5
- List of Abbreviations 7
- List of Tables 9
-
Introduction
- Short Summaries 18
-
A Theory on Characters
- Larger and Lesser Than Life 28
- Diagnosing Characters? 33
- How Readers Recognise Concepts in Literature 40
-
Chasing a Phantom
- Stereotypes and Knowledge 48
- Stereotypes in Reading 51
- Autism Stereotypes 55
- Autism Stereotypes Portrayed in Fiction 71
-
Normality and Deviance
- Discourses of the Public 85
- Normality and Deviance 92
- Labelling 101
- Deviance in Fiction – The London Eye Mystery 105
- Deviance and Mental Health 111
-
Identification and Representation
- Young Adult Fiction and Normality 117
- ‘Realistic’ and ‘Good’ Portrayals 124
- Who Gets to Narrate Autism? 127
- The Narrative of Theory of Mind – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 132
- The Importance and Risks of Autism Narrative 144
-
The Medical Discourse of Autism
- Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms 153
- Definitions of Autism in Fiction 159
- High- and Low-functioning? 168
- Masking and Camouflaging 174
- Masking and Camouflaging in Autism Portrayals 179
-
Narrating Autism
- Visual Rhetoric and Semiotics 189
- Pragmatics 197
- Pragmatic Competence and Deviance in Autism Portrayals 205
- Unreliable Narrators? 227
- Niches, Genres, and Roles – Trueman Bradley 235
- Conclusion 241
- Appendices 253
- Literary Works 267
- Index 283