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Metaphor comprehension in children with and without autism spectrum disorder
Maria-inmaculada Fernández-andrésFrancisco Gonzalez SalaGemma Pastor-cerezuelaJuan Carlos Tordera-yllescassubject
030506 rehabilitationGroup (mathematics)05 social sciencesMetaphor comprehensionChronological agemedicine.diseaseDevelopmental psychologyComprehension03 medical and health sciencesPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyPsicologiaAutism spectrum disorderDevelopmental and Educational Psychologymedicine0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAutisme0305 other medical sciencePsychology050104 developmental & child psychologydescription
Abstract Metaphor comprehension was studied in three groups of children from 6 to 12 years old: a group with autism spectrum disorder with level 2 severity (ASD, n = 22) and two comparison groups with typical development: one matched with the ASD group on chronological age (TCD group, n = 22) and the other matched on linguistic age (TLD group, n = 22). The TCD group performed better than the TLD group, which performed better than the ASD group, on the comprehension of both conventional and novel metaphors, with better performance found on conventional metaphors than on novel ones. We suggest that both linguistic and extralinguistic competencies (usually limited in level 2 ASD) would be necessary for understanding metaphors, which would be facilitated by their frequency and familiarity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-01 |