Use of Science in Autism Policy Development

Bibliographic Data

ID13045819
AuthorsDana Lee Baker (0000-0003-4066-3768, Washington State University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume03
Issue01
Pages1-7
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpen Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2164-0505 • E-ISSN: 2164-0513
PublisherBentham Science Publishers (PUBLISHER • AE)
DOI10.4236/ojps.2013.31001
OpenAlexW1993546524
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Though ultimately beneficial to society, interactions between science and politics require careful tending. Because science is an exercise in trial and error, public policy development can be affected by both scientific missteps and the length of time it takes to produce reasonable scientific certainty. Introduction of scientific findings, especially more preliminary ones, into the political process has a mixed record. Understanding how these tensions play out in contemporary politics is important for both disability studies and policy studies generally. This article explores how science and scientific evidence is employed by stakeholders engaged with autism policy development in the United States

Autism · Certainty · Developmental psychology · Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Policy development · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public policy · Science policy · Scientific consensus · Scientific evidence · Social science · Sociology · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Welfare and Adoption · Children's Rights and Participation · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Public Administration

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