Explaining Metaphors in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder Children: A Brief Report

Autor/inn/en	Melogno, Sergio; D'Ardia, Caterina; Pinto, Maria Antonietta; Levi, Gabriel
Titel	Explaining Metaphors in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder Children: A Brief Report
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 2, S.683-689 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.09.005
Schlagwörter	Autism; Figurative Language; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comprehension; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Control Groups; Cognitive Processes; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Verstehen; Verständnis; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Italien
Abstract	This study investigated metaphor comprehension in a group of 24 Italian high-functioning ASD children (mean age: 8.5 y.). Children were administered a test that was composed of "sensorial metaphors", which are understood by normally developing preschoolers, that the children had to verbally explain. Two normally developing control groups, which were composed of 5- and 6-year olds, were recruited as well, as the highest age for this test is 6 years. A one-way ANOVA applied to the four scores from the test showed a partial delay in the ASD group with respect to the 6-year-old control group, but not with respect to the 5-year-old control group. The ASD group showed some capabilities in metaphor processing; however, there were also some atypical behaviors that suggest that ASD children process metaphorical stimuli in a particular way. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10