Publications

Publication details [#56505]

Paulus, Trena M. and Jessica N. Lester. 2012. Performative acts of autism. Discourse & Society 23 (3) : 259–273.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

autistic language | doctor-patient conversation | family conversation | meaning | social interaction

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

Drawing on interview data, this paper examines the meanings of autism achieved in and via the talk of the parents and therapists of autistic children.