Darmok and Jalad at the Psych Ward: A Case Demonstration of How to Creatively Communicate with a 19-Year-Old Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Zendy

Elizabeth Kim | Zendy; Katherine B. Martin | Zendy; Laurence P. Karper | Zendy; Siddhartha Maru | Zendy; Maggie Driscoll | Zendy

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Darmok and Jalad at the Psych Ward: A Case Demonstration of How to Creatively Communicate with a 19-Year-Old Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Kim,

Katherine B. Martin,

Laurence P. Karper,

Siddhartha Maru,

Maggie Driscoll

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2090-682X

pISSN - 2090-6838

DOI - 10.1155/2021/6690564

Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , star trek , metaphor , medicine , autism , unit (ring theory) , common ground , psychiatry , psychology , communication , linguistics , media studies , mathematics education , sociology , philosophy

Difficulties in communication often arise between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their treating physicians because both sides struggle to find a common ground. The story of Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra from Star Trek: The Next Generation nicely exemplifies how two populations that spoke different languages were still able to find a creative way to communicate with each other. This story is used as a metaphor to illustrate how a novel connection was made with a 19-year-old patient with autism spectrum disorder who was admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit.

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