Quality matters! Differences between expressive and receptive non-verbal communication skills in adolescents with ASD
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-07-01Keywords
Child Development Disorders, PervasiveNonverbal Communication
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mental Disorders
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We analyzed several studies of non-verbal communication (prosody and facial expressions) completed in our lab and conducted a secondary analysis to compare performance on receptive vs. expressive tasks by adolescents with ASD and their typically developing peers. Results show a significant between-group difference for the aggregate score of expressive tasks, but not for the aggregate score of receptive tasks. There was also a significant within-group difference among individuals with ASD for expressive vs. receptive performance. Our data indicate that adolescents with ASD can achieve receptive accuracy in non-verbal communication, but show significant qualitative deficits in expressive skills across a range of tasks, which may have a significant negative impact on their success as social communicators.Source
Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2013 Jul;6(3):1150-1155. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.rasd.2012.03.006Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34587Related Resources
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10.1016/j.rasd.2012.03.006