Brief report: Conveying subjective experience in conversation: Production of mental state terms and personal narratives in individuals with high functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1732-1740

  Bang, Janet ^a   Burns, Jesse ^a   Nadig, Aparna ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conversation; High functioning autism; Mental state terms; Personal narrative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NARRATIVE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL NARRATIVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; NARRATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEMANTICS; SOCIALIZATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879215436     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1716-4     Document Type: Article

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