Dean-Adams-Kasari2013
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Dean-Adams-Kasari2013 |
| Author(s) | Michelle Dean, Gail Fox Adams, Connie Kasari |
| Title | How narrative difficulties build peer rejection: A discourse analysis of a girl with autism and her female peers |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Autism |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Journal | Discourse Studies |
| Volume | 15 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 147–166 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445612471472 |
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Abstract
In this discourse analysis of a social-skills intervention, the narratives of a girl (‘Cindy’) with autism and her female peers were analyzed. Some 162 narratives were identified in 12 hours of video, which documented an eight-week program. Using conversation/talk-in-interaction analysis methods, we determined that over 60% of peers’ narratives were cooperatively completed by group members compared to less than 20% of Cindy’s. In contrast, a majority of Cindy’s narratives were cooperatively sanctioned. Analysis of these unsuccessful narratives revealed that: 1) peers often contest Cindy’s narratives if they are about a restricted interest; 2) Cindy often notices her peers’ resistance but persists with her storytelling activity; and 3) peers’ sanctioning becomes more intense over time. We claim that Cindy’s autism-related behaviors manifest themselves in inflexible interactions that systematically lead to her exclusion. This study emphasizes that storytelling is a fundamental tool that girls use to socialize with one another, which has implications for autism intervention practices.
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