Publications

Publication details [#53423]

Gainer Sirota, Karen. 2010. Narratives of transformation: Family discourse, autism and trajectories of hope. Discourse & Society 21 (5) : 544–564.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

autistic language | experience | family conversation | narrative | self-consciousness

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper discusses how autistic children’s experiences and self-conceptions regarding well-being, disability, and otherness are shaped through discursive practices in the family setting.