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Autism and Comedy: Using Theatre Workshops to Explore Humour with Adolescents on the Spectrum

Authors :
May, Shaun
Source :
Research in Drama Education. 2017 22(3):436-445.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This paper discusses a project that used comedy workshops to explore the humour of autistic teenagers, focusing the discussion around three traits often -- and negatively -- associated with autism. The paper will then point to ways of rethinking these traits, and argue that doing so opens up a space for considering the aesthetics of comedy on the spectrum. In this way, I suggest that we can understand autistic humour on a model of difference rather than deficit.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1356-9783
Volume :
22
Issue :
3
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Research in Drama Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1146081
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2017.1329651