title: By the Book: An Analysis of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Condition Co-constructing Fictional Narratives with Peers.
abstract: In this discourse analytic study, we examine interactions between adolescents with autism spectrum condition (ASC) and their typically developing (TD) peers during the construction of fictional narratives within a group intervention context. We found participants with ASC contributed fewer narrative-related turns at talk than TD participants. The groups organized the activity as a means to subvert moral and social norms, and youth with ASC participated in negotiating new norms with varying degrees of success. Further, participants with ASC often prioritized making explicit links between narrative events over creative interpretations of narrative, which illustrated differing orientations to the narrative project. Our findings add an interactional dimension to existing research focusing on the psychological aspects of narrative production in individuals with ASC.
authors.affiliation: Lynch School of Education, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA. Kristen.bottema-beutel@bc.edu.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bottema-Beutel
authors.affiliation: Lynch School of Education, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D033262:Narration; D010379:Peer Group; D066262:Social Norms
keywords: Adolescence; Autism spectrum disorder; Discourse analysis; Narrative