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postgraduate thesis: Cognitive factors underlying pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder

TitleCognitive factors underlying pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder
Authors
Wong, Hon-kwan黃漢鈞
Issue Date2014
PublisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
Citation
Wong, H. [黃漢鈞]. (2014). Cognitive factors underlying pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5394337
AbstractPragmatic language impairments have been found in children with high-functioning Autism (HFA). Limited studies have investigated the contributing factors. This study compared 23 children with HFA with 28 typically-developing children on pragmatic language measures, with their age, cognitive ability and language ability matched or controlled. Deficit of children with HFA was found in making inferences in comprehension but not in narrative ability, and abilities to make inferences in narrative and about psychological state. Theory of mind was an impairment for children with HFA and correlated with inferences about psychological state. In the measure of executive functioning at visual-perceptual level, better performance was found in children with HFA. This cognitive factor did not correlate with any pragmatic language measure.
DegreeMaster of Social Sciences
SubjectChildren with autism spectrum disorders - Psychology
Pragmatics
Dept/ProgramEducational Psychology
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209676
HKU Library Item IDb5394337

 

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dc.contributor.authorWong, Hon-kwan-
dc.contributor.author黃漢鈞-
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-12T23:13:40Z-
dc.date.available2015-05-12T23:13:40Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationWong, H. [黃漢鈞]. (2014). Cognitive factors underlying pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5394337-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209676-
dc.description.abstractPragmatic language impairments have been found in children with high-functioning Autism (HFA). Limited studies have investigated the contributing factors. This study compared 23 children with HFA with 28 typically-developing children on pragmatic language measures, with their age, cognitive ability and language ability matched or controlled. Deficit of children with HFA was found in making inferences in comprehension but not in narrative ability, and abilities to make inferences in narrative and about psychological state. Theory of mind was an impairment for children with HFA and correlated with inferences about psychological state. In the measure of executive functioning at visual-perceptual level, better performance was found in children with HFA. This cognitive factor did not correlate with any pragmatic language measure.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)-
dc.relation.ispartofHKU Theses Online (HKUTO)-
dc.rightsThe author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.lcshChildren with autism spectrum disorders - Psychology-
dc.subject.lcshPragmatics-
dc.titleCognitive factors underlying pragmatic deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder-
dc.typePG_Thesis-
dc.identifier.hkulb5394337-
dc.description.thesisnameMaster of Social Sciences-
dc.description.thesislevelMaster-
dc.description.thesisdisciplineEducational Psychology-
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dc.identifier.doi10.5353/th_b5394337-
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