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Tourism and neurodiversity: a problematisation and research agenda

Allan Jepson, Raphaela Stadler, Brian Garrod Orcid Logo

Current Issues in Tourism, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 1 - 21

Swansea University Authors: Allan Jepson, Brian Garrod Orcid Logo

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This paper focuses on the concept of neurodiversity and how it applies to tourism. Through a critical analysis based on the social model of disability, the paper begins by highlighting that neurodiversity has been poorly problematised in tourism research. Using the challenges involved in holidaymaki...

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ISSN: 1368-3500 1747-7603
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