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Authentic Autistic Authorship: The Role of Autistic-Authored Young Adult Fiction in Autistic Identity Formation

Year: 2026

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The teenage years of an individual’s life are a vital time for the formation and acceptance of identity. While teens today have many resources to consult when developing their own sense of identity – not the least including the internet – books remain a valuable resource. In this study, I will examine eight different young adult fiction novels, written by autistic authors and featuring autistic protagonists, for the purpose of examining what messages an autistic reader might see and absorb about their own still-forming sense of identity.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/ngxs-ze60

Author: Werner, David Isaacson

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Themes in Literature Analysis

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7154707638

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