610
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Mermaids, dogs and chameleons: theatrical improvisation in adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome

ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 482-498 | Received 11 Jun 2018, Accepted 18 Dec 2018, Published online: 05 Jan 2019

References

  • Andersen-Warren, M. 2013. “Dramatherapy with Children and Young People Who Have Autistic Spectrum Disorders: An Examination of Dramatherapists’ Practices.” Dramatherapy 35 (1): 3–19. doi: 10.1080/02630672.2013.773132
  • Attwood, T. 2007. The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • Barker, L., and H. Borko. 2011. “Conclusion: Presence and the Art of Improvisational Teaching.” In Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching, edited by R. K. Sawyer, 279–298. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Bedore, B. 2004. One hundred and one Improv games for children and adults. Alameda, CA: Hunter House.
  • Berk, R. A., and R. H. Trieber. 2009. “Whose Classroom is it, Anyway? Improvisation as a Teaching Tool.” Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 203: 29–60.
  • Blatner, A. 1995. “Drama in Education as Mental Hygiene: A Child Psychiatrist’s Perspective.” Youth Theatre Journal 9 (1): 92–96. doi: 10.1080/08929092.1995.10012469
  • Brown, L. J. 2016. “The Capacity to Tell a Joke: Reflections From Work with Asperger’s Children.” The International Journal of Psychoanalysis 97 (6): 1609–1625. doi: 10.1111/1745-8315.12544
  • Channon, S., S. Crawford, D. Orlowska, N. Parikh, and P. Thoma. 2014. “Mentalising and Social Problem Solving in Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome.” Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 19 (2): 149–163. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2013.809659
  • Cohen, L., L. Manion, and K. Morrison. 2011. Research Methods in Education. 7th ed. London: Routledge.
  • Crossan, M. M., and M. Sorrenti. 1997. “Making Sense of Improvisation.” Advances in Strategic Management 14: 155–180.
  • Dehlin, E. 2008. The Flesh and Blood of Improvisation. Trondheim: NTNU.
  • Duffy, P. 2016. “Theatre Curriculum in the US: A Great Tasting Sandwich on Stale Bread.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21 (1): 37–41. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1127147
  • Dyer, N. 2017. “Behold the Tree: An Exploration of the Social Integration of Boys on the Autistic Spectrum in a Mainstream Primary School Through a Dramatherapy Intervention.” Dramatherapy 38 (2–3): 80–93. doi: 10.1080/02630672.2017.1329845
  • Gallagher, K. 2010. “Improvisation and Education: Learning Through?” Canadian Theatre Review 143: 42–46. doi: 10.3138/ctr.143.42
  • Gallagher, K. 2016. “The Social Habitus of Drama: The Ontario Drama Curriculum in Theory and Practice.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21 (1): 20–36. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1126172
  • Giannouli, P. 2016. “Theatre/Drama and the Development of the Greek Curriculum: Coercion or Liberty?” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21 (1): 90–92. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1127143
  • Halpern, Ch, D. Close, and K. H. Johnson. 1994. Truth in Comedy. The Manual of Improvisation. Colorado: Meriwether.
  • Hodge, J., and V. Ratten. 2015. “Time Pressure and Improvisation: Enhancing Creativity, Adaption and Innovation at High Speed. Development and Learning in Organizations.” An International Journal 296: 7–9.
  • Holdhus, K., S. Høisæter, K. Mæland, V. Vangsnes, K. S. Engelsen, M. Espeland, and A. Espeland. 2016. “Improvisation in Teaching and Education—Roots and Applications.” Cogent Education 3: 120–142. doi: 10.1080/2331186X.2016.1204142
  • Inam, A. 2010. “Navigating Ambiguity: Comedy Improvisation as a Tool for Urban Design Pedagogy and Practice.” Journal for Education in the Built Environment 5 (1): 7–26. doi: 10.11120/jebe.2010.05010007
  • Johnstone, K. 2007. Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre. London: Methuen Drama.
  • Khatena, J. 1978. “Identification and Stimulation of Creative Imagination Imagery.” The Journal of Creative Behavior 12 (1): 30–38. doi: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1978.tb00157.x
  • Kim, J. 2014. “The Trauma of Parting: Endings of Music Therapy with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 23 (3): 263–281. doi: 10.1080/08098131.2013.854269
  • Kindler, R., and A. Gray. 2010. “Theater and Therapy: How Improvisation Informs the Analytic Hour.” Psychoanalytic Inquiry 30 (3): 254–266. doi: 10.1080/07351690903206223
  • Koppett, K. 2001. Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
  • Korstjens, I., and A. Moser. 2017. “Practical Guidance to Qualitative Research. Part 4: Trustworthiness and Publishing.” European Journal of General Practice 241: 120–124.
  • Lewis, J., and S. Banerjee. 2013. “An Investigation of the Therapeutic Potential of Stories in Dramatherapy with Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.” Dramatherapy 35 (1): 29–42. doi: 10.1080/02630672.2013.772456
  • Limburg, J. 2015. “‘But That’s Just What You Can’t Do’: Personal Reflections on the Construction and Management of Identity Following a Late Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome.” Life Writing 161: 141–150.
  • Linton, A. C., P. Germundsson, M. Heimann, and B. Danermark. 2013. “Teachers’ Social Representation of Students with Asperger Diagnosis.” European Journal of Special Needs Education 28 (4): 392–412. doi: 10.1080/08856257.2013.812404
  • McKnight, K., and M. Scruggs. 2008. The Second City Guide to Improve in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Teacher.
  • McMillan, J. H., and S. Schumacher. 2001. Research in Education. A Conceptual Introduction. New York: Longman.
  • Moshavi, D. 2001. “Yes and … : Introducing Improvisational Theatre Techniques to the Management Classroom.” Journal of Management Education 25 (4): 437–449. doi: 10.1177/105256290102500408
  • Nogueira, M., and D. Pereira. 2016. “Curriculum: The Contradictions in Theatre Education in Brazil.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21 (1): 126–133. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1127149
  • Onions, C. T., and G. W. S. Friedrichsen. 1966. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. New York: Oxford.
  • Österlind, E., A. Østern, and R. Thorkelsdóttir. 2016. “Drama and Theatre in a Nordic Curriculum Perspective – A Challenged Arts Subject Used as a Learning Medium in Compulsory Education.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 21 (1): 42–56. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1126174
  • Parsloe, S. M., and A. S. Babrow. 2016. “Removal of Asperger’s Syndrome From the DSM V: Community Response to Uncertainty.” Health Communication 31 (4): 485–494. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.968828
  • Porter, R. J. 2014. “Making Sense: Dramatherapy with Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome.” Dramatherapy 36 (2-3): 81–93. doi: 10.1080/02630672.2015.1018916
  • Salvano-Pardieu, V., R. Blanc, N. Combalbert, A. Pierratte, K. Manktelow, C. Maintier, S. Lepeltier, et al. 2015. “Judgment of Blame in Teenagers with Asperger’s Syndrome.” Thinking and Reasoning 223: 251–273.
  • Sawyer, K. 2000. “Improvisation and the Creative Process: Dewey, Collingwood, and the Aesthetics of Spontaneity.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 58 (2): 149–161. doi: 10.1111/1540-6245.jaac58.2.0149
  • Sawyer, R. K., and S. DeZutter. 2009. “Distributed Creativity: How Collective Creations Emerge From Collaboration.” Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 3 (2): 81–92. doi: 10.1037/a0013282
  • Shem-Tov, N. 2015. “Improvisation is the Heart of Creativity.” Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 20 (3): 306–309. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2015.1060849
  • Smithner, N. 2011. “Creative Play. The Importance of Incorporating Play, Liminality and Ritual in Teaching K-12.” In Key Concepts in Theatre/Drama Education, edited by S. Schonmann, 221–225. Rotterdam: Sense.
  • Snowden, M. 2015. “Use of Diaries in Research.” Nursing Standard 29 (44): 36–41. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.44.36.e9251
  • Spolin, V. 1986. Theater Games for the Classroom. A Teacher’s Handbook. Illinois: Northwestern University Press.
  • Tarazi, F. I., Z. T. Sahli, J. Pleskow, and S. A. Mousa. 2015. “Asperger’s Syndrome: Diagnosis, Comorbidity and Therapy.” Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics 15 (3): 281–293. doi: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1009898
  • Toivanen, T., K. Komulainen, and H. Ruismäki. 2011. “Drama Education and Improvisation as a Resource of Teacher Student’s Creativity.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 12: 60–69. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.02.010
  • Vygotsky, L. 2004. “Imagination and Creativity in Childhood.” Journal of Russian and East European Psychology 42 (1): 7–97. doi: 10.1080/10610405.2004.11059210
  • West, S., E. Hoff, and T. Carlsson. 2017. “Enhancing Team Creativity with Playful Improvisation Theater: A Controlled Intervention Field Study.” International Journal of Play 6 (3): 283–293. doi: 10.1080/21594937.2017.1383000
  • Wilmer-Barbrook, C. 2013. “Adolescence, Asperger’s and Acting: Can Dramatherapy Improve Social and Communication Skills for Young People with Asperger’s Syndrome?” Dramatherapy 35 (1): 43–56. doi: 10.1080/02630672.2013.773130
  • Yin, R. K. 2009. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.