A Rose by Any Other Name: An Analysis of the Language Used in Recent Academic Literature about Autism

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVictoria
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Kate
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-17T23:03:50Z
dc.date.available2016-06-17T23:03:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.descriptionNo date on thesis title-page, date info from Thesis Coordinator
dc.description.abstractAutism is being diagnosed at a rate of 1 in 100 children in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2011). The diagnostic process is an area of much debate as well as ideas about causes, cures and conceptualizations of the autistic experience. This thesis is a discourse analysis of the language used in peer reviewed academic journal articles about autism published by the American and Canadian Psychological Associations over the past two years. The focus is on how researchers say what they say about their specific study areas around autism from the viewpoint of a counsellor, who may not know much about autism, working with a family given the label. The analysis finds several examples of ambiguous definitions, blaming and pathologizing, as well as positive, language, circular reasoning and the expressed need for more research in many areas of the field.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/208
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectautism
dc.titleA Rose by Any Other Name: An Analysis of the Language Used in Recent Academic Literature about Autism
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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