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Hopkins, Zoë; Yuill, Nicola; Branigan, Holly P. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Two experiments investigated the contribution of conflict inhibition to pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Typical adults' tendency to reuse interlocutors' referential choices (lexical alignment) implicates communicative perspective-taking, which is regulated by conflict inhibition. We examined whether…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Lexicology, Language Skills, Children
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Scheeren, Anke M.; Koot, Hans M.; Begeer, Sander – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Qualitative differences in social interaction style exist "within" the autism spectrum. In this study we examined whether these differences are associated with (1) the severity of autistic symptoms and comorbid disruptive behavior problems, (2) the child's psycho-social health, and (3) executive functioning and perspective taking skills. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship, Hyperactivity