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Direct linkOlofson, Eric L.; Casey, Drew; Oluyedun, Olufemi A.; Van Herwegen, Jo; Becerra, Adam; Rundblad, Gabriella – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty comprehending metaphors. However, no study to date has examined whether or not they understand conceptual metaphors (i.e. mappings between conceptual structures), which could be the building blocks of metaphoric thinking and understanding. We investigated whether 13 participants with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Youth, Figurative Language
