Autism and Rhetoric

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Heilker, P. & Yergeau, M. R. (2011). Autism and Rhetoric. College English, 73(5), 485-497. https://doi.org/10.58680/ce201114900

Publication date: 1 May 2011 Added to AutiHub: 9 Aug 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Paul Heilker
  2. M. Remi Yergeau *

Abstract

By understanding the verbal and nonverbal manifestations of autism as a rhetorical imperative “a perspective that involves applying Krista Ratcliffe’s concept of rhetorical listening” scholars can do much to dissolve the idea of otherness that appears in discussions of this topic.

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    Type: Article OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W45197673
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  2. Gerard A. Hauser (1986). Introduction to Rhetorical Theory .
    Type: Book OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W1506915276
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  3. Claudia Kalb , Karen Springen (2008). Mysteries and complications. PubMed, 151(12), 64-5.
    Type: Other OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2463475811
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  4. Lisa Ede , Andrea Lunsford (1984). Audience Addressed/Audience Invoked: The Role of Audience in Composition Theory and Pedagogy . College Composition & Communication, 35(2), 155-171. National Council of Teachers of English.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.2307/358093 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2795444516
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