| Literature DB >> 29333915 |
Laura Friedman1,2, Audra Sterling1,2, Andrea Barton-Hulsey2.
Abstract
Gaze avoidance and perseverative language impact pragmatics in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fragile X syndrome (FXS). We examined these features during conversation samples in boys with ASD (n = 10) and boys with FXS and ASD (FXS+ASD; n = 10). Both groups had similar high rates of gaze avoidance and topic and conversation device perseverations, yet these features were not correlated with one another. Boys with FXS+ASD produced a higher proportion of single utterance perseverations. Results from this study highlight the need for future research to identify potential mechanisms influencing the presence of language perseverations and gaze avoidance.Entities:
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; eye gaze avoidance; fragile X syndrome; perseverative language; pragmatics
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29333915 PMCID: PMC6236677 DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2018.1424264
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Neurorehabil ISSN: 1751-8423 Impact factor: 2.308