Neurodivergent intersubjectivity: Distinctive features of how autistic people create shared understanding.

ABSTRACT: Autistic people are neurologically divergent, yet approaches to studying autism are framed by neurotypical definitions of being social. Using the concept of intersubjectivity, which conceptualises a variety of ways of socially relating, we investigate distinctive features of how autistic people build social understanding. A total of 30 members of a charity supporting adults with autism were video-recorded during a social activity they enjoyed, namely collaborative video gaming. Mapping the coherence, affect and symmetry of each conversational turn revealed shifting patterns of intersubjectivity within each interaction. Focussing on clusters of consistent and fragmented turns led us to identify two features of neurodivergent intersubjectivity: a generous assumption of common ground that, wh

SUBMITTER: Heasman B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512057 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature