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Kalandadze, Tamara; Braeken, Johan; Brynskov, Cecilia; Naess, Kari-Anne Bottegaard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Poor metaphor comprehension was considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but recent research has questioned the extent and the sources of these difficulties. In this cross-sectional study, we compared metaphor comprehension in individuals with ASD (N = 29) and individuals with typical development (TD; N = 31), and investigated the…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Language Processing, Comprehension, Language Skills
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Newman, Tina M.; Macomber, Donna; Naples, Adam J.; Babitz, Tammy; Volkmar, Fred; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
We compared the reading-related skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders who have hyperlexia (ASD+HPL) with age-matched children with ASD without HPL (ASD-HPL) and with single-word reading-matched typically developing children (TYP). Children with ASD+HPL performed (1) better than did children with ASD-HPL on tasks of single-word reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Skills, Language Skills, Cognitive Ability