Alderson-Day, B. (2014) 'Verbal problem-solving difficulties in autism spectrum disorders and atypical language development.', Autism research., 7 (6). pp. 720-730.
Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) adopt less efficient strategies than typically developing (TD) peers on the Twenty Questions Task (TQT), a measure of verbal problem-solving skills. Although problems with the TQT are typically associated with executive dysfunction, they have also been reported in children who are deaf, suggesting a role for atypical language development. To test the contribution of language history to ASD problem solving, TQT performance was compared in children with high-functioning autism (HFA), children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and TD children. The HFA group used significantly less efficient strategies than both AS and TD children. No group differences were evident on tests of question understanding, planning or verbal fluency. Potential explanations for differences in verbal problem-solving skill are discussed with reference to the development of inner speech and use of visual strategies in ASD.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Developmental psychology, Language development, Executive function, Problem solving, Inner speech. |
Full text: | (VoR) Version of Record Available under License - Creative Commons Attribution. Download PDF (105Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1424 |
Publisher statement: | © 2014 The Authors. Autism Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Autism Research. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Date accepted: | 15 September 2014 |
Date deposited: | 12 February 2016 |
Date of first online publication: | 23 October 2014 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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