Low-Income Autistic Children in the Pediatric Hospital: Best Care Practices to Enhance Capabilities
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Schultz, Eliza Anne
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Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
Capabilities approach (Social sciences)
Autism in children -- Treatment
Pediatrics
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Eliza Anne Schultz is a member of the class of 2018 of Washington and Lee University. Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] The current research study utilizes a novel approach to disability rights, the Capabilities Approach to Disability, to formulate a moral argument for implementation of best care practices catered toward low-income children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I argue that best practice implementation is the best way for pediatric health care providers to fulfill their moral responsibility to protect against the central capability deprivation of this uniquely disadvantaged group. Eliza Schultz