Danny's People - A Memoir and Manifesto About Autism

Society disables us more than autism ever could

About the author

Dr Virginia Bovell is the mother of Danny, 30, who has a diagnosis of autism and severe learning disabilities. A former trustee of the National Autistic Society, she was also one of the founding parents of TreeHouse school and its UK umbrella charity Ambitious about Autism. She has since written and spoken about autism and ethics, for which she received a doctorate in 2015.

Product details

• Authors: Bovell Virginia
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 06.01.2026
• EAN: 9781836430346
• ISBN: 978-1-83643-034-6
• Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Child care & upbringing, Advice on parenting, Social discrimination & inequality, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Disability: social aspects, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Parenting: advice and issues, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General, Social discrimination and social justice, Coping with / advice about autism / Asperger’s