Narrative Coherence of Mandarin-Speaking Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation into Causal Relations

Autor/inn/en	Sah, Wen-hui; Torng, Pao-chuan
Titel	Narrative Coherence of Mandarin-Speaking Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation into Causal Relations
Quelle	In: First Language, 35 (2015) 3, S.189-212 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7237
DOI	10.1177/0142723715584227
Schlagwörter	Mandarin Chinese; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Narration; Connected Discourse; Causal Models; Matched Groups; Correlation; Pragmatics; Preferences; Cognitive Ability; Picture Books; Elementary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Taiwan (Taipei) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Kausalanalyse; Korrelation; Pragmalinguistik; Denkfähigkeit; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Previous research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had difficulty integrating narrative information coherently. The majority of these studies focused on people narrating in English; however, little is known about the narrative abilities of Mandarin-speaking individuals with ASD. This study investigates the ability of Mandarin-speaking children with ASD to achieve narrative coherence. The data consist of narratives from 18 children with high-functioning ASD (M[subscript age]: 8.23) and 18 typically developing children (M[subscript age]: 7.03), matched on language and cognitive abilities. The narratives were elicited using "Frog, where are you?" Narrative coherence was assessed in terms of causal statements and causal networks. The results reveal no group differences in basic narrative measures or in overtly marked causal statements. The two groups of children were equally sensitive to the relative causal importance of story events. However, the narratives of children with ASD were less causally connected and less coherent. These findings are discussed with regard to their relationship to pragmatic deficits and the cognitive preference of children with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01