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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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22-08-2019 | Original Paper

Different Factors Predict Idiom Comprehension in Children and Adolescents with ASD and Typical Development

Auteurs: Ronit Saban-Bezalel, Nira Mashal

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2019

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with deficient comprehension of figurative language and, specifically, idioms. Theories ascribe this to deficits in specific abilities (e.g., Theory of Mind [ToM]; executive functions [EF]; general language skills), but no comprehensive theory has resulted. This study investigated the differential contribution of various abilities to idiom comprehension among children and adolescents with ASD compared to matched controls with typical development (TD). The TD group outperformed the ASD group in idiom comprehension. However, whereas EF predicted idiom comprehension in the TD group, vocabulary predicted idiom comprehension in the ASD group. Our findings emphasize the link between general language competence and figurative language comprehension in ASD and point to different processing mechanisms in each group.

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Titel: Different Factors Predict Idiom Comprehension in Children and Adolescents with ASD and Typical Development
Auteurs: Ronit Saban-Bezalel
Nira Mashal
Publicatiedatum: 22-08-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2019
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04193-9

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