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Filled Pause Use in Autistic Adults and Their First-Degree Relatives: Gender Differences and Within-Family Associations.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - 11 Nov 2025
Friedman Laura, Maltman Nell, Sterling Audra, Hudock Rebekah L, DaWalt Leann Smith
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PURPOSE: Prior research indicates that filled pauses (e.g., um and uh) are a marker of pragmatic language. Although pragmatic language features run in families of autistic individuals, it is not clear whether variation in filled pause production of autistic adults is also familial. It is also possible that filled pause use is a subtle meaningful marker of gender differences. The present study examined filled...
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