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- Atherton, Gray, et al.
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A critical hit : Dungeons and Dragons as a buff for autistic people
- 2024
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Ingår i: Autism. - 1362-3613 .- 1461-7005.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are popular hobbies that may offer specific social benefits for autistic people. This study investigated the ability of TTRPGs to provide a safe space where autistic adults could develop relationships with other autistic adults while engaging in character and world-building. A group of eight autistic adults were split into two groups and taken through a short-form online Dungeons and Dragons campaign over 6 weeks run by one of the researchers. The researcher then led a series of individual semi-structured interviews discussing how participants felt interacting in and out of the TTRPG. Several key themes were identified as important aspects of why autistic people could benefit from such an environment. Analysis showed that while real-life interactions could be challenging, in TTRPG play, they felt they experienced significantly fewer struggles. Results suggested that TTRPGs can provide a safe space environment where autistic adults can engage in productive social interactions with like-minded individuals. It also may allow autistic participants to experience 'bleed' or the ability to take on a new character that changes the way they feel about themselves outside of the game. Future directions for this work are discussed.
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- Clark, Kelly, 1956-, et al.
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Autism and the Panoply of Religious Belief, Disbelief and Experience
- 2019
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Ingår i: Neurology and Religion. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 9781107082601 ; , s. 139-148
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- While the cognitive mechanisms that incline us towards theistic belief in superhuman agents have been well documented over the past twenty-five years, unbelief has not received nearly so much attention. Recent studies however suggest that just as with theistic belief, various psychic mechanisms and processes might incline one toward unbelief, such as a propensity for analytic thinking. It has also been suggested that the connection between atheism and analytic thinking may be mediated by mentalizing constraints in autism. In this essay, we will present and evaluate a few such studies and then consider some additional ideas that we hope will contribute to a fuller understanding of possible approaches to religion and spirituality in autistic individuals.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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A Room of One’s Own : Autistic Imagination as a Stage for Parasocial Interaction and Social Learning
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion. - : International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion. - 2049-7555 .- 2049-7563. ; 5:1, s. 100-124
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This article examines the role and function of imagination and parasocial (fiction-based) relations among autistic individuals. In interviews, seventeen high functioning, autistic young adults describe how they frequently absorb into daydreams, fantasy literature and multiplayer online roleplaying games. These findings diverge from previous cognitive research which suggests that imagination is limited in autistic individuals; a conclusion which is also challenged by scholars in critical autism research. It is suggested that these opposed scholarly views can be bridged analytically and methodologically by separating interpersonal and intrapersonal imagination, of which only the former, social aspect is affected across the whole autism spectrum. The results indicate that parasocial relations are used both for pleasure and to cope with adversities, and that imaginary realms serve as optimal autistic spaces for simulating and practicing social interaction. The article moreover provides a comparative discussion on parasocial and supernatural relations.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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An (audio-) visual lens on religion and religiosity
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This session aims at bringing forth and exemplifying visual methods and materials in capturing expressions, ideas and experiences related to religion and religiosity. Visual methods are rarely used in the academic study of religions, despite the accessibility and penetrating power that images have gained in modernity. The use of film and photography are becoming increasingly widespread in other fields of research, for instance to apprehend embodied and multisensory aspects (Pink, 2011), power relations (Sontag, 1978), and subconscious properties that are reflected but not displayed (Grimes, 2014). The use of visual material further invites the researcher – as well as the audience – to participate and gain empathic insight into that which is depicted (Pink, 2011). In my paper, the methodology and empirical material from a number of ’photographic life story interviews’ is presented. The research project described aims at gaining insights about the religiosity of 17 young adults on the autism spectrum. This is done by assigning the participants the role of the expert, preparing their own interviews by taking photos of aspects deemed relevant, and then guiding the researcher through the photos. Visual methods have great potential for researchers studying religion and religiosity through ethnographic, anthropological and phenomenological methodologies. Besides making the interviews predictable and thus more comfortable for individuals on the autism spectrum, the collaborative method presented here has contributed to illuminating significant and multisensory aspects which may otherwise have been lost.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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Att arbeta med IE-metoden
- 2005
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Ingår i: Muslimska berättelser [Islamic Legends]. - Stockholm : Fondi. - 9163171686 ; , s. 8-15
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-, et al.
(författare)
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Autism and the panoply of religious belief, disbelief and experience
- 2020
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Ingår i: The Neurology of Religion. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 9781316014165 ; , s. 139-148
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- While the cognitive mechanisms that incline us towards theistic belief in superhuman agents have been well documented over the past twenty-five years, unbelief has not received nearly so much attention. Recent studies however suggest that just as with theistic belief, various psychic mechanisms and processes might incline one toward unbelief, such as a propensity for analytic thinking. It has also been suggested that the connection between atheism and analytic thinking may be mediated by mentalizing constraints in autism. In this essay, we will present and evaluate a few such studies and then consider some additional ideas that we hope will contribute to a fuller understanding of possible approaches to religion and spirituality in autistic individuals.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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Autism, theism and atheism
- 2015
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper is a critique of previous publications that aim at establishing autism as a case of atheism. I argue that such assumptions are based on a simplified understanding of both religious belief and autism, inadequate methods, and blindness to cultural impact on results. In conclusion, I hold that to date we have no reliable data that will reveal what leads autistic individuals to theism or theism, and new approaches are required for exploring the topic.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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Bryt upp! : Nyandlighet som scen för kvinnlig identitetsförhandling.
- 2020
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Ingår i: Kvinnligt religiöst ledarskap. - Huddinge : Södertörns högskola. - 9789189109032 ; , s. 289-300
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I denna essä skildras deltagarna på en nyandlig kryssning, och jag ställer frågan hur det kommer sig att främst kvinnor i äldre medelåldern är med ombord. Utifrån min roll som deltagande observatör beskrivs olika andliga sessioner, och den teoretiska analysen kring nyandlighetens frigörande potential görs via en intersektionell lins.
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- Visuri, Ingela, 1976-
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Cognitive perspectives on Asperger’s syndrome, religion and spirituality
- 2011
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this paper, the results from my master thesis are presented. The aim of the study was to explore whether mentalizing difficulties in individuals with Asperger's syndrome seems to affect their reasoning on communication and possible intentions in superhuman agents. The four young men who were interviewed in depth all define themselves as believers of different kinds, adhering either to Christianity or believing in superhuman agents such as spirits, ghosts and/or aliens.Only two out of six expected approaches suggested by Dubin & Graetz (2009) were met: None of the informants showed any interest in using religious rituals to create structure in their lives, and neither did they interpret religious narratives literally. Similarly, the fifth and sixth of Dubin and Graetz’s expected approaches – which is the rigid approach and manic focus on religion - failed in my material. They did however seek to explain and understand things such as Biblical narratives, ghosts, spirits, reincarnation and mystical phenomena like the Bermuda triangle, through physical arguments. Moreover, there was no conflict between accepting spiritual phenomena and using scientific physical explanation, since they were able to apply both perspectives at once. I call this a “stereoscopical view” (similar to the ”logical creativity” suggested by Dubin & Graetz); looking with one eye at each subject and then joining them together. In conclusion, more empirical studies are needed to explore the reasoning on religion and spirituality in autistic individuals. I also argue that we need to cross-cultural comparisons to find out more about cultural impact in such reasoning.
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