Keeping up with the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is just as annoying as Keeping up with the Kardashians. As you may know, the DSM-5 brought about a number of changes related to diagnostic categories for individuals whose needs are related to social skills. One key change was the addition of Social…
Category: Adolescent language
Sarcasm appreciation develops throughout childhood and adolescence
Filing taxes is soooo much fun. Yes, I’m being sarcastic. In this context, I was using sarcasm to be funny (Did it work? Please say “yes!”); in other contexts, sarcasm can be used to criticize. Melanie Glenwright, Brent Tapley, Jacqueline Rano, and Penny Pexman have uncovered some important information about the complex process of interpreting…
Aesop’s fables are being used with teens to prompt complex language, critical thinking skills, and social perspective taking.
Time to chat about everyone’s favorite age group…. TEENS (insert sarcastic “ha”)! Marilyn Nippold and her entourage from the University of Oregon have been turning to Aesop and his beloved fables to gather diagnostic data on adolescent language use. They gathered up a group of 30 teens, presented them with four fables and prompted them…
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