Processing of Ironic Language in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Pexman, Penny M.; Rostad, Kristin R.; McMorris, Carly A.; Climie, Emma A.; Stowkowy, Jacqueline; Glenwright, Melanie R.
Titel	Processing of Ironic Language in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (2011) 8, S.1097-1112 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-010-1131-7
Schlagwörter	Age; Autism; Figurative Language; Discourse Analysis; Verbal Ability; Language Processing; Comparative Analysis; Task Analysis; Eye Movements; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Autismus; Diskursanalyse; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachverarbeitung; Aufgabenanalyse; Augenbewegung; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	We examined processing of verbal irony in three groups of children: (1) 18 children with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD), (2) 18 typically-developing children, matched to the first group for verbal ability, and (3) 18 typically-developing children matched to the first group for chronological age. We utilized an irony comprehension task that minimized verbal and pragmatic demands for participants. Results showed that children with HFASD were as accurate as typically-developing children in judging speaker intent for ironic criticisms, but group differences in judgment latencies, eye gaze, and humor evaluations suggested that children with HFASD applied a different processing strategy for irony comprehension; one that resulted in less accurate appreciation of the social functions of irony. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10