Perception of Melodic Contour and Intonation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from Mandarin Speakers

Autor/inn/en	Jiang, Jun; Liu, Fang; Wan, Xuan; Jiang, Cunmei
Titel	Perception of Melodic Contour and Intonation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from Mandarin Speakers
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (2015) 7, S.2067-2075 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-015-2370-4
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Mandarin Chinese; Intonation; Speech; Music; Auditory Discrimination; Identification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Speaking; Sprechen; Musik; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	Tone language experience benefits pitch processing in music and speech for typically developing individuals. No known studies have examined pitch processing in individuals with autism who speak a tone language. This study investigated discrimination and identification of melodic contour and speech intonation in a group of Mandarin-speaking individuals with high-functioning autism. Individuals with autism showed superior melodic contour identification but comparable contour discrimination relative to controls. In contrast, these individuals performed worse than controls on both discrimination and identification of speech intonation. These findings provide the first evidence for differential pitch processing in music and speech in tone language speakers with autism, suggesting that tone language experience may not compensate for speech intonation perception deficits in individuals with autism. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01