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題名 Narrative coherence of Mandarin-speaking children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: An investigation into causal relations
作者 薩文蕙
Sah, Wen-hui;Torng, Pao-chuan
貢獻者 英文系
關鍵詞 Autism spectrum disorder;causal network;causal relation;Mandarin-speaking children;narrative coherence
日期 2015-05
上傳時間 2-Nov-2015 17:18:52 (UTC+8)
摘要 Previous research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had difficulty integrating narrative information coherently. The majority of these studies focused on people narrating in English; however, little is known about the narrative abilities of Mandarin-speaking individuals with ASD. This study investigates the ability of Mandarin-speaking children with ASD to achieve narrative coherence. The data consist of narratives from 18 children with high-functioning ASD (M age: 8.23) and 18 typically developing children (M age: 7.03), matched on language and cognitive abilities. The narratives were elicited using Frog, where are you? Narrative coherence was assessed in terms of causal statements and causal networks. The results reveal no group differences in basic narrative measures or in overtly marked causal statements. The two groups of children were equally sensitive to the relative causal importance of story events. However, the narratives of children with ASD were less causally connected and less coherent. These findings are discussed with regard to their relationship to pragmatic deficits and the cognitive preference of children with ASD.
關聯 First Language,35(3),189-212
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142723715584227
dc.contributor 英文系-
dc.creator (作者) 薩文蕙zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Sah, Wen-hui;Torng, Pao-chuan-
dc.date (日期) 2015-05-
dc.date.accessioned 2-Nov-2015 17:18:52 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 2-Nov-2015 17:18:52 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 2-Nov-2015 17:18:52 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/79284-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Previous research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had difficulty integrating narrative information coherently. The majority of these studies focused on people narrating in English; however, little is known about the narrative abilities of Mandarin-speaking individuals with ASD. This study investigates the ability of Mandarin-speaking children with ASD to achieve narrative coherence. The data consist of narratives from 18 children with high-functioning ASD (M age: 8.23) and 18 typically developing children (M age: 7.03), matched on language and cognitive abilities. The narratives were elicited using Frog, where are you? Narrative coherence was assessed in terms of causal statements and causal networks. The results reveal no group differences in basic narrative measures or in overtly marked causal statements. The two groups of children were equally sensitive to the relative causal importance of story events. However, the narratives of children with ASD were less causally connected and less coherent. These findings are discussed with regard to their relationship to pragmatic deficits and the cognitive preference of children with ASD.-
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dc.relation (關聯) First Language,35(3),189-212-
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Autism spectrum disorder;causal network;causal relation;Mandarin-speaking children;narrative coherence-
dc.title (題名) Narrative coherence of Mandarin-speaking children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: An investigation into causal relations-
dc.type (資料類型) articleen
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1177/0142723715584227-
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142723715584227-