Mothering at the Margins

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>How can an interdisciplinary investigation into the lives of Black mothers raising autistic children in the UK encourage us to scrutinise systemic barriers and advocate for change?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Drawing from personal experience of raising autistic children as well as a hybridised theoretical framework of Black Feminisms Critical Race Theory and Critical Disability Studies this pioneering text offers an unparalleled lens into the intersecting spheres of race gender and disability.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Through individual testimonials critical assessments of current practice and actionable solutions authors </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Claire Malcolm and Melissa Green</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)> compel readers to confront and dismantle the triad of oppression faced by these mothers.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(118 118 118 1)>Amplifying and validating the often-marginalised voices of Black mothers of autistic children this book is ideal reading for students of Gender Studies Disability Studies Black Studies Special Educational Needs Social Work and Psychology as well as policy makers and educational administrators.</span></p><p></p>