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Linguistic markers of autism in girls: evidence of a "blended phenotype" during storytelling.
Molecular autism - 1 Jan 2019
Boorse Jaclin, Cola Meredith, Plate Samantha, Yankowitz Lisa, Pandey Juhi, Schultz Robert T, Parish-Morris Julia
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Background: Narrative abilities are linked to social impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such that reductions in words about cognitive processes (e.g., think, know) are thought to reflect underlying deficits in social cognition, including Theory of Mind. However, research suggests that typically developing (TD) boys and girls tell narratives in sex-specific ways, including differential reliance on...
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