Rethinking figurative language in autism: What evidence can we use for interventions?

M Vulchanova, V Vulchanov - Frontiers in Communication, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Problems with the processing and understanding of figurative language have been
systematically observed in individuals on the autism spectrum despite preserved structural …

Can you tell it by the prime? A study of metaphorical priming in high‐functioning autism in comparison with matched controls

S Chahboun, V Vulchanov, D Saldana… - … journal of language …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Problems with pragmatic aspects of language are well attested in individuals on
the autism spectrum. It remains unclear, however, whether figurative language skills improve …

[PDF][PDF] Word structure and word processing in developmental disorders

M Vulchanova, D Saldaña… - Word knowledge and word …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Developmental disorders offer a rare view into properties of language that might go
unnoticed in typically developing individuals. Quite often such cases are used to …

[PDF][PDF] RESEARCH UNLOCKS DOORS: BAYESIAN COGNITIVE MODELING OF METAPHOR COMPREHENSION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM …

M Kephart - 2021 - sites.socsci.uci.edu
How does an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) comprehend metaphors, such
as “The boy is a pig”? Behavioral data from Happé et. al (1993) and others show that a …

The Critical Role of Language in Theory of Mind Development-Viewed through the Lens of Autism and Parallel Deficits across Other Atypical Populations

CE Crawshaw - 2018 - ntnuopen.ntnu.no
Theory of mind (ToM) is a vitally important area for study not only within psycholinguistics but
also across neuroscience and other diverse fields, because of its implications for the study of …