Journal article
Use of context in pragmatic language comprehension by children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol.37(6), pp.1049-1059
2007
Abstract
Utilizing relevance theory, this study investigated the ability of children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) to use context when answering questions and when giving explanations for their correct answers. Three groups participated in this study: younger AS/HFA group (age 7–9, n = 16), older AS/HFA group (age 10–12, n = 23) and a normally functioning control group (age 7–9, n = 23). The results indicated that the younger AS/HFA group did less well when answering contextually demanding questions compared to the control group, and the performance of the older AS/HFA group fell in between the younger AS/HFA group and the control group. Both AS/HFA groups had difficulties explaining their correct answers, suggesting that they are not always aware of how they have derived answers from the context.
Details
- Title
- Use of context in pragmatic language comprehension by children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning autism
- Authors/Creators
- S. Loukusa (Author/Creator) - University of HertfordshireE. Leinonen (Author/Creator) - University of HertfordshireS. Kuusikko (Author/Creator) - Oulu University HospitalK. Jussila (Author/Creator) - Oulu University HospitalM-L Mattila (Author/Creator) - Oulu University HospitalN. Ryder (Author/Creator) - University of HertfordshireH. Ebeling (Author/Creator) - Oulu University HospitalI. Moilanen (Author/Creator) - Oulu University Hospital
- Publication Details
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol.37(6), pp.1049-1059
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005545350007891
- Copyright
- © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1.136 Autism & Development Disorders
- 1.136.283 Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Web Of Science research areas
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