DOI: 10.1044/jshr.3406.1339. Spontaneous Narrative-Discourse Performance of Parents of Autistic Individuals

Spontaneous Narrative-Discourse Performance of Parents of Autistic Individuals

10.1044/jshr.3406.1339

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American Speech Language Hearing Association

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (1310)

Abstract

The spontaneous narrative-discourse performance of parents of autistic individuals was compared to controls. The narratives of autism parents were similar in length to controls’ narratives but were less complex and less coherent. A subgroup of autism parents produced either skeletal or rambling narratives that were not characterized by the type of simplifications that are reported to facilitate comprehension in very young or language-impaired children. The narrative-discourse deficits of this subgroup appeared to be consistent with the hypothesis of a genetic liability for autism that expresses in milder forms and may include impaired language abilities.

Bibliography

Landa, R., Folstein, S. E., & Isaacs, C. (1991). Spontaneous Narrative-Discourse Performance of Parents of Autistic Individuals. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 34(6), 1339â1345.

Authors 3

Rebecca Landa (first)
Susan E. Folstein (additional)
Crystal Isaacs (additional)

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Type	When
Created	11 years ago (Aug. 26, 2014, 3:10 p.m.)
Deposited	4 years, 4 months ago (April 19, 2021, 12:40 a.m.)
Indexed	2 months ago (June 30, 2025, 8:10 a.m.)
Issued	33 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 1, 1991)
Published	33 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 1, 1991)
Published Print	33 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 1, 1991)

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BibTeX

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