Processing of ironic language in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1097-1112

  Pexman, Penny M ^a   Rostad, Kristin R ^a   McMorris, Carly A ^a,d   Climie, Emma A ^b   Stowkowy, Jacqueline ^a   Glenwright, Melanie R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eye gaze; Figurative language; High functioning Autism spectrum disorder; Language processing; Verbal irony

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTELLIGENCE; IRONIC LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; METAPHOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 79961169632     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1131-7     Document Type: Review

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