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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-10-2016 | Original Paper

Lexical Processing in Toddlers with ASD: Does Weak Central Coherence Play a Role?

Auteurs: Susan Ellis Weismer, Eileen Haebig, Jan Edwards, Jenny Saffran, Courtney E. Venker

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2016

Abstract

This study investigated whether vocabulary delays in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can be explained by a cognitive style that prioritizes processing of detailed, local features of input over global contextual integration—as claimed by the weak central coherence (WCC) theory. Thirty toddlers with ASD and 30 younger, cognition-matched typical controls participated in a looking-while-listening task that assessed whether perceptual or semantic similarities among named images disrupted word recognition relative to a neutral condition. Overlap of perceptual features invited local processing whereas semantic overlap invited global processing. With the possible exception of a subset of toddlers who had very low vocabulary skills, these results provide no evidence that WCC is characteristic of lexical processing in toddlers with ASD.

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Titel: Lexical Processing in Toddlers with ASD: Does Weak Central Coherence Play a Role?
Auteurs: Susan Ellis Weismer
Eileen Haebig
Jan Edwards
Jenny Saffran
Courtney E. Venker
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2926-y

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