The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults

sessions and ask how diagnosticians distinguish between interactional resistance as, on the one hand, a diagnostic indicator and, on the other, as a reasonable choice from a range of possible responses. We find evidence of various forms of resistance during ADOS sessions, but it is a resistance to a...

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Main Authors: Hollin, Gregory, Pilnick, Alison
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Published: Blackwell Publishing 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50564/
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description sessions and ask how diagnosticians distinguish between interactional resistance as, on the one hand, a diagnostic indicator and, on the other, as a reasonable choice from a range of possible responses. We find evidence of various forms of resistance during ADOS sessions, but it is a resistance to a line of conversational action that is often determined to be indicative of autism. However, and as we show, this attribution of resistance can be ambiguous. We conclude by arguing for reflexive practice during any diagnosis where talk is the problem, and for a commitment to acknowledge the potential impact of diagnostic procedures themselves upon results.
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spelling nottingham-505642020-05-04T19:37:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50564/ The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults Hollin, Gregory Pilnick, Alison sessions and ask how diagnosticians distinguish between interactional resistance as, on the one hand, a diagnostic indicator and, on the other, as a reasonable choice from a range of possible responses. We find evidence of various forms of resistance during ADOS sessions, but it is a resistance to a line of conversational action that is often determined to be indicative of autism. However, and as we show, this attribution of resistance can be ambiguous. We conclude by arguing for reflexive practice during any diagnosis where talk is the problem, and for a commitment to acknowledge the potential impact of diagnostic procedures themselves upon results. Blackwell Publishing 2018-05-23 Article PeerReviewed Hollin, Gregory and Pilnick, Alison (2018) The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults. Sociology of Health and Illness . ISSN 1467-9566 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-9566.12749 doi:10.1111/1467-9566.12749 doi:10.1111/1467-9566.12749
spellingShingle Hollin, Gregory
Pilnick, Alison
The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title_full The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title_fullStr The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title_full_unstemmed The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title_short The categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
title_sort categorisation of resistance: interpreting failure to follow a proposed line of action in the diagnosis of autism amongst young adults
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