Homelessness as a Product of Social Exclusion: Reinterpreting Autistic Adults’ Narratives through the Lens of Critical Disability Studies
By: Beth Stone
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.881 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 181 - 195
Submitted on: Nov 15, 2021
Accepted on: May 16, 2022
Published on: Jun 13, 2022
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2022 Beth Stone, published by Stockholm University Press
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