REVIEW OF THE BOOK. NEUROTRIBES: THE LEGACY OF AUTISM AND THE FUTURE OF NEURODIVERSITY

Authors

  • José Bola Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto

Keywords:

algorithmic mediation, neurodiversity, artificial intelligence, logical techniques, digital awareness.

Abstract

In a context marked by the increasing algorithmic mediation of social life, it becomes particularly pertinent to revisit Steve Silberman's (2015) work, Neurotribes, articulating its analysis of neurodiversity with the emergence of artificial intelligence. This is based on the argument that normalization processes find continuity in logical techniques, which tend to privilege dominant patterns of behavior and communication. A (re)reading of the work, valuing a digital awareness, presupposes a reflective exercise on the ways in which difference is currently framed and regulated. Ultimately, it is about understanding how, between codes and classifications, the regimes of legitimacy of difference are reconfigured.

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Author Biography

José Bola, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto

É doutorando de Sociologia na Faculdade de Letras. É mestre em Sociologia pela mesma
universidade. É investigador do Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto. 

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Published

2025-12-31

How to Cite

Bola, J. (2025). REVIEW OF THE BOOK. NEUROTRIBES: THE LEGACY OF AUTISM AND THE FUTURE OF NEURODIVERSITY. Todas As Artes, 8(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/taa/article/view/16474

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