Metaphor comprehension was studied in three groups of children from 6 to 12 years old: a
group with autism spectrum disorder with level 2 severity (ASD, n= 22) and two comparison …

This study investigated metaphor comprehension in a group of 24 Italian high-functioning
ASD children (mean age: 8.5 y.). Children were administered a test that was composed of …

Until the first decade of the current millennium, the literature on metaphor comprehension
highlighted typical difficulties in children with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder …

This article presents case studies on metaphor comprehension in two boys with high-
functioning autistic spectrum disorder, aged 9; 1 (9 years, 1 month) and 8; 11. The …

Research in the field of figurative language processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
has demonstrated that autistic individuals experience systematic difficulties in the …

Poor metaphor comprehension was considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), but recent research has questioned the extent and the sources of these difficulties. In …

This article addresses how to enhance metaphor and metonymy comprehension in children
with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), who are known to have difficulties …

One of the most noticeable problems in autism involves the social use of language such as
metaphor and metonymy, both of which are very common in daily language use. The …

This study investigated the role of semantic knowledge in metaphor and metonymy
comprehension in Chinese-speaking children with high-functioning autism (HFA). In the …

Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often associated with reduced figurative
language processing. However, recent findings suggest that individuals with ASD are not …