Pragmatic inferences in high-functioning adults with autism and Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 607-618

  Pijnacker, Judith ^a   Hagoort, Peter ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan ^c,d   Teunisse, Jan Pieter ^c,e   Geurts, Bart ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e Dr Leo Kannerhuis Centre for Autism   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autistic disorder; Inferences; Language understanding; Pragmatics; Scalar implicatures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449239348     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0661-8     Document Type: Article

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