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The Relationship between Comprehension of Figurative Language by Japanese Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and College Freshmen’s Assessment of Its Conventionality of Usage
Joint Authors
Ohoka, Harue
Tanaka, Sanae
Oi, Manabu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Unlike their English-speaking counterparts, Japanese children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs) perform as well as typically developing (TD) children in comprehending metaphor, despite lacking 1st order theory of mind (ToM) reasoning.
Additionally, although Japanese sarcasm and “indirect reproach” appear theoretically to need 2nd order ToM reasoning, HFASD children without this comprehended these forms of language as well as TD children.
To attempt to explain this contradiction, we asked college freshmen to evaluate the strangeness (unconventionality) of these types of figurative language.
We aimed to test the hypothesis that metaphor, sarcasm, and “indirect reproach” might be evaluated as more conventional than irony, which children with HFASDs do not comprehend as well as those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The results for irony, metaphor, and “indirect reproach” supported the hypothesis, while those for sarcasm did not.
Sarcasm is comprehended by HFASDs children as well as by TD children despite being evaluated as highly unconventional.
This contradiction is discussed from a self-in-relation-to-other perspective.
We postulate that a new explanation of disabilities of figurative language comprehension in children with HFASDs is needed instead of relying on a single cognitive process.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oi, Manabu& Tanaka, Sanae& Ohoka, Harue. 2013. The Relationship between Comprehension of Figurative Language by Japanese Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and College Freshmen’s Assessment of Its Conventionality of Usage. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oi, Manabu…[et al.]. The Relationship between Comprehension of Figurative Language by Japanese Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and College Freshmen’s Assessment of Its Conventionality of Usage. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474917
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oi, Manabu& Tanaka, Sanae& Ohoka, Harue. The Relationship between Comprehension of Figurative Language by Japanese Children with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and College Freshmen’s Assessment of Its Conventionality of Usage. Autism Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474917
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474917