Receptive Language Organization in High-Functioning Autism

Receptive language organization in high-functioning autism.

One of the core defining components of autism is impairment in communication, typically manifested as a delay in speech development. To date, neuroimaging studies have shed limited light on the mechanisms behind delay in speech development in autism. We performed magnetoencephalographic-based auditory language mapping in 2 cases of high-functioning autism. Overall, 2 distinct characteristics we...

Variability in Language and Reading in High-Functioning Autism

Receptive Prosody Skills in Individuals with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Title of Thesis: RECEPTIVE PROSODY SKILLS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Megan Janssen, Master of Arts, 2012 Thesis directed by: Professor Rochelle Newman Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Prosodic differences have been noted in the speech production of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); however, little is known regarding their ability to p...

Receptive and expressive prosodic ability in children with high-functioning autism.

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the nature and extent of receptive and expressive prosodic deficits in children with high-functioning autism (HFA). METHOD Thirty-one children with HFA, 72 typically developing controls matched on verbal mental age, and 33 adults with normal speech completed the prosody assessment procedure, Profiling Elements of Prosodic Systems in Children. RESULTS Chi...

Idiom Comprehension Deficits in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder Using a Korean Autism Social Language Task

PURPOSE High-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves pragmatic impairment of language skills. Among numerous tasks for assessing pragmatic linguistic skills, idioms are important to evaluating high-functioning ASD. Nevertheless, no assessment tool has been developed with specific consideration of Korean culture. Therefore, we designed the Korean Autism Social Language Task (KASLAT) ...