Medical Problems Where Talk is the Problem

Current Trends in Conversation Analytic Research on Aphasia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, and Alzheimer’s

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ID12913233
AuthorsAngela Cora Garcia (0000-0003-1052-5364, Bentley University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume6
Issue4
Pages351-364
Publication date2012-03-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00452.x
OpenAlexW1820311331
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited82

While a large body of conversation analytic research focuses on talk in medical settings, a relatively small but important emerging body of research on that subset of medical problems which affect individuals’ ability to produce and comprehend language has been developing. This paper reviews such research on four such medical problems: aphasia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual disability, and forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s. This research provides useful insight into the nature of symptoms and the actual communicative competence of the individuals affected, as well as improving our knowledge of the best ways to diagnose, assess, and treat these conditions

Aphasia · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Cognitive psychology · Competence (human resources · Conversation · Dementia · Developmental psychology · Disease · Intellectual disability · Medical research · Psychiatry · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Medicine · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Social Psychology

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