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Can You Tell It by the Prime? A Study of Metaphorical Priming in High-Functioning Autism in Comparison with Matched Controls
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Chahboun, Sobh; Vulchanov, Valentin; Saldaña, David; Eshuis, Hendrik; Vulchanova, Mila – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Problems with pragmatic aspects of language are well attested in individuals on the autism spectrum. It remains unclear, however, whether figurative language skills improve with language status and whether problems in figurative language are no longer present in highly verbal individuals with autism. Aims: To investigate whether highly…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Figurative Language, Language Skills