Perception and production of statement-question intonation in autism spectrum disorder: a developmental investigation

Wang, L., Beaman, C. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5124-242X, Jiang, C. and Liu, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-0222 (2022) Perception and production of statement-question intonation in autism spectrum disorder: a developmental investigation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52. pp. 3456-3472. ISSN 0162-3257 doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05220-4

Abstract/Summary

Prosody or “melody in speech” in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often perceived as atypical. This study examined perception and production of statements and questions in 84 children, adolescents and adults with and without ASD, as well as participants’ pitch direction discrimination thresholds. The results suggested that the abilities to discriminate (in both speech and music conditions), identify, and imitate statement-question intonation were intact in individuals with ASD across age cohorts. Sensitivity to pitch direction predicted performance on intonation processing in both groups, who also exhibited similar developmental changes. These findings provide evidence for shared mechanisms in pitch processing between speech and music, as well as associations between low- and high-level pitch processing and between perception and production of pitch.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/99500
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05220-4
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) Research Network Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Development Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Language and Cognition
Publisher	Springer
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