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Perception and Production of Statement-Question Intonation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Developmental Investigation
Wang, Li; Beaman, C. Philip; Jiang, Cunmei; Liu, Fang
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n8 p3456-3472 Aug 2022
Prosody or "melody in speech" in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often perceived as atypical. This study examined perception and production of statements and questions in 84 children, adolescents and adults with and without ASD, as well as participants' pitch direction discrimination thresholds. The results suggested that the abilities to discriminate (in both speech and music conditions), identify, and imitate statement-question intonation were intact in individuals with ASD across age cohorts. Sensitivity to pitch direction predicted performance on intonation processing in both groups, who also exhibited similar developmental changes. These findings provide evidence for shared mechanisms in pitch processing between speech and music, as well as associations between low- and high-level pitch processing and between perception and production of pitch.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Suprasegmentals, Intonation, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Speech Communication, Music, Imitation, Predictor Variables, Age Differences, Auditory Perception
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