DescriptionThis thesis provides an exploratory look at caregiving, blame, and mothers of children with autism. The framework of this project comes from historical patterns of mother blaming, gendered division of labor, and dominant constructions of disability as otherness. Theoretical insights from Michel Foucault and Margrit Shildrick on power, gender, disability, and bodily control are also brought into conversation to consider how these maternal and disabled bodies structure and are structured by systems of power. The project culminates with a presentation and analysis of themes from four in-depth interviews conducted with mothers of children with autism.