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I'm editing this special issue with my colleagues Damian Milton and Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist.I hope to see papers from some of you, and am looking forward to reading your submissions. Please note criteria and due dates below. --Dr Mitzi Waltz, Athena Centre, VU Amsterdam / Disability Studies in Nederland ========== Call for papers Criticaldialogues on neurodiversity: A Special Section of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research Special Section editors: DamianMilton, Mitzi Waltz & Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist Weare at a crucial point in the development of critical autism studies. Whilstthere have been a growth in publications and events on this topic, there isalso a growing divide between autistic-led and other scholarship in the area(Milton, 2016). In addition, critical research on neurodivergent ways of being otherthan autism, such as ADHD, is often situated outside of Disability Studies,primarily within the fields of medical sociology or critical mental health. Thevast majority of research published in the field of autism or other neurodivergentways of being is closely aligned with clinical practice, resulting in a focuson establishing ways to ‘remediate the disorder.’ Whilst there may beindications that this is changing in some quarters, and the view that aneurodivergent way of being can involve potential cognitive strengths as wellas limitations is emerging, such views have traditionally been held on themargins. One implication of this has been the exclusion of neurodivergentvoices in the processes of knowledge production, leading to research in thefield being epistemologically and ethically suspect (Milton and Bracher, 2013).Whilst seeking and obtaining the views of disabled people is now often arequirement of policy formation or legislation within and across nationalboundaries, such efforts often remain tokenistic in nature, particularly in thefield of autism. Another implication is that researchers and policymakers oftenfail to examine the varying personal and social conditions in which neurodivergentpeople live, and the impact these have on disablement. Academic narrativesabout neurodiversity and neurodivergent people and cultures often do adisservice to the diversity of views therein, and can create further barriersby constraining or controlling the way neurodivergent people make their owncontributions, are interpreted and are talked about. Thisspecial section seeks to facilitate a sharing of views across criticalperspectives within the neurodiversity field. We seek to broaden the field toinclude a diverse range of neurodivergent ways of being, bridging fields andconnecting concepts and experiences, and also to make a positive change regardingthe input of neurodivergent scholarship and to further a participatory ethos. Wewelcome papers contributing to these goals. Papers are welcome to address oneor more of the following empirical and theoretical themes: • Participatory and emancipatoryresearch with and by neurodivergent people – theory, method and impact on policy. • Defining and diagnosing: Issues ofidentity, diagnostic categories, and the use and impact of diagnosticcategories. • The dynamics of knowledge productionabout neurodivergent people, in particular within critical autism studies.. • The barriers and opportunities inconsidering embodied situated knowledge and academic expertise, in particularfor neurodivergent people working within academia. We welcome papers drawing on empirical work, a review of literature or theoretical arguments. We especiallyencourage contributions that are based on participatory or emancipatoryresearch, and contributions from neurodivergent scholars. Contributions may bein the form of original articles (up to 7000 words). (see https://www.sjdr.se/about/submissions/ for manuscript guidelines). All submissions willundergo anonymous peer review. Thesection will consists of 3-4 papers and an extended editorial introducing thecurrent debates in the field and situating the section in relation to thosedebates. Visitwww.sjdr.seto login and submit your articleonline. If you have questions, please contact the Corresponding Guest Editor: DamianMilton, [log in to unmask] Deadline forsubmissions is 31st May 2018. Weanticipate a publication date in 2019. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.