NDLI: Do Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Who Speak a Tone Language Show Intonation Deficits?

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Author	Chan, Kary K. L. To, Carol K. S.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This study investigated whether intonation deficits were observed in 19 Cantonese-speaking adults with high-functioning autism (HFA) when compared to 19 matched neurotypical (NT) controls. This study also investigated the use of sentence-final particles (SFPs) and their relationship with intonation in both groups. Standard deviations (SDs) of the fundamental frequency (F0), the total number and the type of SFPs were calculated based on narrative samples. The HFA group demonstrated significantly higher SD of F0 and a positive correlation between the type of SFPs and SD of F0. Both groups produced a similar total number and type of SFPs. The results supported the universality of atypical intonation in ASD. The relationship between intonation and SFPs could be further explored by focusing on sentences containing SFPs.
Starting Page	1784
Ending Page	1792
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01623257
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume Number	46
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15733432
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-01-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Prosody Intonation Autism spectrum disorders High-functioning autism Tone language Cantonese Child and School Psychology Pediatrics Neurosciences Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Do Individuals with High-Functioning Autism Who Speak a Tone Language Show Intonation Deficits?