On Speaking and Not Speaking: Autism, Friendship, Interdependency

Sonya Freeman Loftis

Sonya Freeman Loftis

Morehouse College

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autism, speech, communication

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This creative nonfiction piece reflects on experiences relating to autism and speech, exploring tensions between independence and interdependency, as well as the potential lines between friendship and accommodation/support in the medical and professional realms.

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Sep 1, 2017

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2017): Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3

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Creative Works

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Sonya Freeman Loftis, Morehouse College

Sonya Freeman Loftis is an associate professor of English at Morehouse College. She is the author of two monographs: Shakespeare's Surrogates (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and Imagining Autism (Indiana University Press, 2015). Her work on drama and disability has appeared in journals and collections such as The Disability Studies Reader, 5th edition, Disability Studies Quarterly, Shakespeare Bulletin, and The South Atlantic Review.

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