Treating the actions of children as sensible

Investigating structures in interactions between children with disabilities and their parents

Authors

  • Catherine E. Brouwer University of Southern Denmark
  • Dennis Day University of Southern Denmark
  • Ulrika Ferm Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg
  • Anders R Hougaard University of Southern Denmark
  • Gitte Rasmussen University of Southern Denmark
  • Gunilla Thunberg Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jircd.v2i2.153

Keywords:

Autism spectrum disorders, Down’s Syndrome, Parental education, Conversation Analysis, Activity, Home, Interaction, Early Intervention

Abstract

In this study, we investigate patterns in interactions between children with communicative disabilities and their parents. The purpose is to demonstrate how, in play activities at home, parents with varying degrees of success make their children’s contributions sensible. A Conversation Analytic approach to interaction underlies our demonstration. We show that parents’ actions may be finely tuned and fine-grained, as well as locally situated with regard to treating their children’s actions as sensible contributions to an ongoing activity. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings in relation to early communication intervention.

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Brouwer, C. E., Day, D., Ferm, U., Hougaard, A. R., Rasmussen, G., & Thunberg, G. (2011). Treating the actions of children as sensible: Investigating structures in interactions between children with disabilities and their parents. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders, 2(2), 153-182. https://doi.org/10.1558/jircd.v2i2.153

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