Attentional Learning Helps Language Acquisition Take Shape for Atypically Developing Children, Not Just Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Charlotte FieldCharlie Lewis

Abstract

The shape bias-generalising labels to same shaped objects-has been linked to attentional learning or referential intent. We explore these origins in children with typical development (TD), autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disorders (DD). In two conditions, a novel object was presented and either named or described. Children selected another from a shape, colour or texture match. TD children choose the shape match in both conditions, children with DD and 'high-verbal mental age' (VMA) children with ASD (language age > 4.6) did so in the name condition and 'low-VMA' children with ASD never showed the heuristic. Thus, the shape bias arises from attentional learning in atypically developing children and is delayed in ASD.

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Dec 22, 2015·Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research·Sudha Arunachalam, Rhiannon J Luyster
Dec 17, 2015·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Charlotte FieldCharlie Lewis
Nov 13, 2018·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Ahmed AbdelazizLetitia R Naigles
Feb 10, 2020·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Bethany R WainwrightKate Cain
Nov 18, 2020·Journal of Child Language·Lisa TecoulescoLetitia R Naigles

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