Communication, Gaze and Autism: A Multimodal Interaction Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138656550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 298 str.

Terhi Korkiakangas

Opis

In this innovative book on autism and gaze from a multimodal interaction perspective, Terhi Korkiakangas examines the role of gaze in everyday situations, asking why ‘eye contact’ matters, and considering the implications of this crucial question for autism. Since persons on the autism spectrum tend to use it differently and might not engage in eye contact in social situations, gaze is a crucial topic for understanding autism, yet we know surprisingly little about this topic in a real-world context.

Recenzje

"Terhi Korkiakangas’ innovative perspective effectively demystifies the phenomenon of gaze as a communicative act between autistic children. This book will therefore be of great interest to graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology and the neurosciences who wish to learn more about the considerable array of multimodal features which characterize the social interactions of persons with ASD." - Yanhua Cheng, Discourse Studies

O autorze

Terhi Korkiakangas, PhD, MSc, BSc, is Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London, Institute of Education. She has a background in psychology, and over ten years of experience in social interaction research with children on the autism spectrum and in health-care contexts. She has received several research grants, and her research addresses both social science and clinical audiences.