Use of Context in Pragmatic Language Comprehension by Children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism

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作者：

Soile Loukusa

Eeva Leinonen

Sanna Kuusikko

Katja Jussila

Marja-Leena Mattila

Nuala Ryder

Hanna Ebeling

Irma Moilanen

机构：

[1] University of Oulu,Department of Finnish, Information Studies and Logopedics

[2] University of Hertfordshire,Department of Psychology

[3] University and University Hospital of Oulu,Clinic of Child Psychiatry

来源：

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 2007年 / 37卷

关键词：

Pervasive developmental disorders; Asperger syndrome; High-functioning autism; Pragmatic comprehension; Context and language; Relevance theory;

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摘要：

Utilizing relevance theory, this study investigated the ability of children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) to use context when answering questions and when giving explanations for their correct answers. Three groups participated in this study: younger AS/HFA group (age 7–9, n = 16), older AS/HFA group (age 10–12, n = 23) and a normally functioning control group (age 7–9, n = 23). The results indicated that the younger AS/HFA group did less well when answering contextually demanding questions compared to the control group, and the performance of the older AS/HFA group fell in between the younger AS/HFA group and the control group. Both AS/HFA groups had difficulties explaining their correct answers, suggesting that they are not always aware of how they have derived answers from the context.

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页码：1049 / 1059

页数：10

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