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Patty Douglas is an Associate Professor of Disability Studies and Chair in Student Success and Wellness at Queen’s University’s Faculty of Education. She holds a PhD in Social Justice Education from the University of Toronto and is a Senior Research Affiliate at the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice. Her work centers on decolonizing disability studies, neurodiversity affirming practices, and critical approaches to education. Douglas founded the Re•Storying Autism project, a multinational initiative using storytelling to reimagine autism and education systems. She identifies as neurodivergent and invisibly disabled, advocating for inclusive methodologies that center marginalized voices.
Education: BA (York University), BEd (University of Toronto), MA/PhD (OISE, University of Toronto).
Research interests include disability justice, arts-based methodologies, and decolonizing practices. Current projects include Indigenous Approaches to Autism in Education (MITACS-funded) and Tired of Spinning Plates (NIHR-funded), addressing caregiver mental health. She has secured major grants including SSHRC Insight Grant 435-2019-0129 (2019–2024) supporting Re•Storying Autism.
Her monograph Unmothering Autism: Ethical Disruptions and Affirming Care (2024, UBC Press) challenges deficit-based frameworks in autism research and care. Collaborations include international partnerships with the University of Guelph, Brandon Friendship Centre, and Manitoba Métis Federation.
