Enhancing Metaphor and Metonymy Comprehension in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Enhancing Metaphor and Metonymy Comprehension in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
This article addresses how to enhance metaphor and metonymy comprehension in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), who are known to have difficulties with figurative language. After considering some major issues on typical development and in HF-ASD, and some studies on treatment in this specific domain, the authors describe an intervention methodology that can be use...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2152-7180,2152-7199
DOI: 10.4236/psych.2014.511148