@article{1453986,
      recid = {1453986},
      author = {Wiklund, Mari.,},
      title = {Speech and Interaction of Preadolescents with Autism  Spectrum Disorder : Focus on Prosody, Disfluencies and  Comprehension Problems /},
      pages = {1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) :},
      abstract = {The book focuses on the interaction of persons with autism  spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a neurobiological  developmental disorder, characterized by problems with  social interaction, over-sensitivity to sensory stimuli and  restricted interest (APA 2013). Problems with social  interaction being a core feature of ASD, there is a  scientific and a societal need for a book focusing on this  topic. The book approaches the interaction of persons with  ASD from a new angle. Firstly, where most studies on ASD  are based on data coming from experimental settings, this  book is based on naturally occurring data coming from group  therapy sessions where 11-13-year-old Finnish- and  French-speaking boys with ASD talk with each other and with  their therapists. Secondly, the book treats a variety of  themes that have so far been studied much less than, for  example, the pragmatic problems of persons with ASD. These  themes include the following aspects: speech prosody  (characteristic features, perception of atypicality by  neurotypical listeners), disfluencies of speech (comparison  with neurotypical controls), comprehension problems (role  of prosody, role of disfluencies, other causes), gaze  behavior (eye contact avoidance strategies, using gaze as a  source of feedback) as well as therapists' response  strategies and teaching orientations. The book is intended  for researchers working in the field of autism,  professionals working with persons with ASD as well as for  families of persons with ASD.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1453986},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8117-3},
}