Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture is a peer-reviewed, biannual journal that aims to document autistic culture by publishing scholarly and creative works that examine and explore it. Ought focuses contributions of the autistic community, celebrating the visual, verbal, and non-verbal accomplishments of autistic scholars, artists, and others. It also showcases the work of the scholars, scientists, parents, professionals, and other autistic-adjacent individuals who share experiences with autistic people and influence their lives. In blending creative and critical works about autism, Ought seeks to break down barriers between academic disciplines, between genres of artistic expression, between caretakers and professionals, and finally, between neurotypicals and autistics. Ought is the conversation about autism as it ought to be.
Current Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1 (2023)
Table of Contents
Note from the Editors: Critical Autism Studies
Robert Rozema
Not Set in Stone
Sarah Jane Nuttall
Vibrant Spike in Light
Pernille Fraser
Critical Autism Studies: The State of the Field
Sonya Freeman Loftis
Critical Autism Studies Beyond Academia: An Annotated List
Alyssa Hillary Zisk
Sharp Stick Grasps at Autistic Women’s Liminal Vulnerability
Meaghan Krazinski
Gallery: Dancing Spiking Profiles
Pernille Fraser
Autism Spectrum (Dis) Order
Sarah Jane Nuttall
Gallery: A Misorder
Shelly Wallace
The Future of Critical Autism Studies (CAS): Thinking through Critical Discourse Studies and Postcolonial Feminism
Cansu Elmadagli
Why Autistic Sociality is Different: Reduced Interest in Competing for Social Status
Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris and Anna M. Schwartz
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