Abstract
Young adults with High Functioning Autism and a matched comparison group told personal narratives using a standard conversational
procedure. Longest narratives were determined (i.e., number of propositions included) and scored using an analysis that looks
at the organization of a narrative around a highpoint. The group with Autism Spectrum Disorder produced narratives with significantly
poorer HP macrostructure and introduced proportionately fewer propositions with conjunctions. Such impairments in the ability
to make sense of personal experiences both reflect and contribute to difficulty in social-emotional functioning.
procedure. Longest narratives were determined (i.e., number of propositions included) and scored using an analysis that looks
at the organization of a narrative around a highpoint. The group with Autism Spectrum Disorder produced narratives with significantly
poorer HP macrostructure and introduced proportionately fewer propositions with conjunctions. Such impairments in the ability
to make sense of personal experiences both reflect and contribute to difficulty in social-emotional functioning.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Report
- Pages 1-6
- DOI 10.1007/s10803-012-1585-x
- Authors
- Allyssa McCabe, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 870 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 018545, USA
- Ashleigh Hillier, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 870 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 018545, USA
- Claudia Shapiro, Smith College, Northamton, MA, USA
- Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Online ISSN 1573-3432
- Print ISSN 0162-3257