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<journal-id>2216-0159</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Praxis & Saber]]></journal-title>
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<issn>2216-0159</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2216-01592025000200004</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.19053/uptc.22160159.v16.n45.2025.18216</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA["O todo é nada e o nada é tudo" Autismo e subjetividade na vida e obra de Donna Williams]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA["El todo es nada y la nada es todo" Autismo y subjetividad en la vida y obra de Donna Williams]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA["The all is nothing and nothing is everything" Autism and subjectivity in the life and work of Donna Williams]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Orrú]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sílvia Ester]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Brasília  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Brasília ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>16</volume>
<numero>45</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2216-01592025000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2216-01592025000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2216-01592025000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO O propósito deste artigo é destacar a complexa subjetividade contemporânea do autismo presente em nosso corpo social e que necessita ser compreendida e acolhida tanto pelas Ciências como pelos mais diversos e distintos espaços socias, principalmente no que diz respeito ao contexto escolar, universitário e laboral. O objetivo principal é apresentar a obra de Donna Williams, mulher com diagnóstico de autismo, cujo hiperfoco se encontra na arte e na literatura. Tem como caminho metodológico a análise e a discussão do tema na perspectiva da Teoria Crítica Feminista apoiada no paradigma da interseccionalidade. Para tanto, foram selecionados poemas publicados no livro "Meu mundo misterioso" que materializam os modos singulares da autora expressar seus sentimentos, emoções e percepções sobre si mesma, sobre as outras pessoas, a vida e o universo na condição de mulher com autismo, o que se caracteriza dupla condição interseccional. As conclusões revelam que sua autobiografia é um tesouro de conhecimento sobre o ser mulher atravessada pelo autismo ao mesmo tempo que é uma potência poética carregada de intensidades entranhadas em sua mente, alma, corpo e espírito.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El propósito de este artículo es resaltar la compleja subjetividad contemporánea del autismo presente en nuestro cuerpo social y que necesita ser comprendida y acogida tanto por las Ciencias como por los más diversos y distintos espacios sociales, principalmente en lo que respecta a la escuela, la universidad y el trabajo. El objetivo principal es presentar el trabajo de Donna Williams, una mujer diagnosticada con autismo, cuyo hiperenfoque está en el arte y la literatura. Su camino metodológico es el análisis y discusión del tema desde la perspectiva de la Teoría Crítica Feminista sustentada en el paradigma de la interseccionalidad. Para ello se seleccionaron poemas publicados en el libro "Mi mundo misterioso", que materializan las formas únicas que tiene la autora de expresar sus sentimientos, emociones y percepciones sobre sí misma, las demás personas, la vida y el universo como mujer con autismo, lo cual es caracterizado por una doble condición interseccional. Las conclusiones revelan que su autobiografía es un tesoro de conocimientos sobre ser una mujer atravesada por el autismo al mismo tiempo que es una potencia poética llena de intensidades arraigadas en su mente, alma, cuerpo y espíritu.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to highlight the complex contemporary subjectivity of autism present in our society and that needs to be understood and welcomed by both the Sciences and the most diverse and distinct social spaces, especially with regard to the school, university and work context. The main objective is to present the work of Donna Williams, a woman diagnosed with autism, whose hyperfocus is on art and literature. Its methodological path is the analysis and discussion of the theme from the perspective of Feminist Critical Theory supported by the intersectionality paradigm. To this end, poems published in the book "My Mysterious World" were selected that materialize the author's unique ways of expressing her feelings, emotions and perceptions about herself, other people, life and the universe as a woman with autism, which is characterized by a double intersectional condition. The conclusions reveal that her autobiography is a treasure trove of knowledge about being a woman crossed by autism, while at the same time it is a poetic power charged with intensities ingrained in her mind, soul, body and spirit.]]></p></abstract>
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