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"Uh," "Um," and Autism: Filler Disfluencies as Pragmatic Markers in Adolescents with Optimal Outcomes from Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Irvine, Christina A.; Eigsti, Inge-Marie; Fein, Deborah A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Filler disfluencies--"uh" and "um"--are thought to serve distinct discourse functions. We examined fillers in spontaneous speech by youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who struggle with pragmatic language, and by youth with ASD who have achieved an "optimal outcome" (OO), as well as in peers with typical…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pragmatics, Speech Communication