An In-Depth Analysis of Expository Writing in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Hilvert, Elizabeth; Davidson, Denise; Scott, Cheryl M.
Titel	An In-Depth Analysis of Expository Writing in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 8, S.3412-3425 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hilvert, Elizabeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04057-2
Schlagwörter	Expository Writing; Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Executive Function; Writing Ability; Error Patterns; Grammar; Writing Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Schreibkompetenz; Fehlertyp; Grammatik
Abstract	Using detailed linguistic analysis, this study examined the expository writing abilities of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in comparison to neurotypical (NT) children. Associations between executive functioning (EF) and writing ability in children with and without ASD were also explored. Compared to NT peers, children with ASD wrote shorter expository texts that contained more grammatical errors, and needed more assistance from the experimenter to complete the writing assessment. However, the texts of children with and without ASD did not differ in their lexical diversity, use of writing conventions, and overall quality. Analyses also revealed that greater EF was associated with better writing outcomes in both groups. Educational implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01