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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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10-01-2023 | Original Paper

The Contribution of Perceptual Reasoning Skills to Phonological Awareness for School Age Autistic Children

Auteurs: Charlotte Rimmer, Gwenaëlle Philibert-Lignières, Grace Iarocci, Eve-Marie Quintin

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 4/2024

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the phonological awareness (PA) skills of school age autistic children (age range = 6–12) in two parts: (1) comparing their performance on a PA task to non-autistic children with groups matched on chronological age, verbal and non-verbal cognitive skills, and (2) exploring the role of cognitive skills and autism characteristics on PA skills. Results revealed that the groups did not differ in their PA skills (study 1) and that perceptual reasoning skills are associated with the PA skills of autistic participants (study 2). Results highlight the role of non-verbal cognitive skills in literacy development for autistic children and suggest that their perceptual reasoning abilities likely contribute a great deal when learning to read.

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Titel: The Contribution of Perceptual Reasoning Skills to Phonological Awareness for School Age Autistic Children
Auteurs: Charlotte Rimmer
Gwenaëlle Philibert-Lignières
Grace Iarocci
Eve-Marie Quintin
Publicatiedatum: 10-01-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05834-2

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