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Tourism and autism: Journeys of mixed emotions

Diane Sedgley, Annette Pritchard, Nigel Morgan Orcid Logo, Paul Hanna

Annals of Tourism Research, Volume: 66, Pages: 14 - 25

Swansea University Author: Nigel Morgan Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.annals.2017.05.009

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There is an evolving tourism literature around psychological wellbeing, social exclusion and disability. This paper advances tourism knowledge into the terrain of psychological health and developmental complexities, and psychological distress. It draws on a phenomenological position to understand th...

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ISSN: 01607383
Published: 2017
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