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Stothers, M. E.; Cardy, J. Oram – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
Asperger syndrome (AS) and nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) are developmental disorders in which linguistic ability is reported to be stronger than in disorders from which they must be distinguished for diagnosis. Children and adults with AS and NLD share pragmatic weaknesses, atypical social behaviours, and some cognitive features. To date,…
Descriptors: Phonology, Semantics, Syntax, Asperger Syndrome
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Paynter, Jessica; Peterson, Candida – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Theory of mind (ToM) development by a sample of 63 children aged 5-12 years (24 with Asperger syndrome, 19 with high-functioning autism, and 20 age-matched typical developers) was assessed with a five-task false-belief battery in relation to both lexical (vocabulary) and syntactic (grammar) language skills. Contrary to some previous research, no…
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Autism, Asperger Syndrome