Accessing and selecting word meaning in autism spectrum disorder

L M Henderson; P J Clarke; M J Snowling

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02393.x

Accessing and selecting word meaning in autism spectrum disorder

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Abstract

Comprehension difficulties are commonly reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but the causes of these difficulties are poorly understood. This study investigates how children with ASD access and select meanings of ambiguous words to test four hypotheses regarding the nature of their comprehension difficulties: semantic deficit, weak central coherence, reduced top-down control and inhibition deficit.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	964-973
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry
Volume	52
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02393.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011

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Keywords

Language Tests
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Photic Stimulation
Humans
Vocabulary
Child
Adolescent
Male
Female
Cognition
Semantics
Reaction Time

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