Open AccessLegendary LD: Learning Disabilities, Creativity, and Social Class
Author(s) -
Chris Hale
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
disability studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2159-8371
pISSN - 1041-5718
DOI - 10.18061/dsq.v35i1.3806
Subject(s) - creativity , attribution , learning disability , class (philosophy) , psychology , politics , cognition , social psychology , sociology , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , developmental psychology , epistemology , political science , law , philosophy , neuroscience
In this paper I draw on several data sources to make the case that the attribution of superior creative resources and related alternative and/or enhanced cognitive styles to Learning disabilities (LD) was embedded within the original conception of LD and continues to be propagated by many in the LD community. I conclude by offering an exploration of the political/ethical consequences of this discursive practice.