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ERIC Number: EJ1374740
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4837
Frequency, Form, and Function of Dyadic Questions in Children with Autism: A CHILDES Corpus Study
Luyster, Rhiannon; Leiwant, Isabella; Arunachalam, Sudha
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v44 n3 p163-172 May 2023
Children's questions to their caregivers--and caregivers' questions to their children--play an important role in child development. For children on the autism spectrum, who often experience cognitive, linguistic, and social difficulties, prior research on questions has resulted in inconsistent and incomplete findings. This study characterized the frequency, form, and function of queries posed by children on the autism spectrum (n = 12), non-spectrum peers (n = 20), and parents, using the "Nadig ASD English Corpus" in the Child Language Data Exchange System (CHILDES). Results suggested that children on the autism spectrum and their caregivers produced fewer questions than non-spectrum dyads; however, whereas wh-questions were underrepresented in the repertoire of children on the spectrum, they were overrepresented in the repertoire of their parents. Finally, question function was similarly diverse for parents and children across groups. These findings offer important clinical implications for question-asking interventions targeting this population.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: NIHR01DC016592