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Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness

Book by Melanie Yergeau · 4 quotes · Autism, Autistic Author, Autistic

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“Echophenomena, such as autistic echoing of phrases, are largely considered involuntary, even if such echoing is done voluntarily. (Such are the paradoxes of compliance.) Conversely, imitation, such as complying with a behavioral analyst's demand to mirror her jumping body, is regarded as voluntary, even if it is coerced or scripted.”