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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2007

01-07-2007 | Original Paper

Varying Language Register According to Listener Needs in Speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Joanne Volden, Joyce Magill-Evans, Keith Goulden, Margaret Clarke

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2007

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Abstract

The ability to adjust language register, or style, according to listener needs was assessed in 38 high-functioning children and adolescents with ASD. Participants were asked to explain the process of going to a restaurant to a series of listeners who varied in linguistic competence. Results showed that participants with ASD spontaneously simplified their language based on a listener’s appearance and a brief introduction, but were not as adept at that adjustment as matched controls. Further stylistic adjustments were produced following increasingly specific prompts.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Varying Language Register According to Listener Needs in Speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs
Joanne Volden
Joyce Magill-Evans
Keith Goulden
Margaret Clarke
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0256-1

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