Whose Story Is It? single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Whose Story Is It?
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The author discusses the ethical issues she has with telling stories about her son, who is autistic: he is a 'vulnerable subject' for whom she acts as translator and mediator to the world, and any misrepresentation is hers to bear.

Notes

  • 'First presented as a paper at the In the First Person conference at the National Library of Australia in May 2008.' (ABR)

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Autism.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view First person (autobiographical, not the disabled character).

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