Affective and internal state language in high-functioning autism
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Judith Levy
Abstract
The present chapter investigates differences between children with high functioning autism (HFA) and children with typical development (TD) in the ability to verbalize internal states. First, we provide an overview of research on emotion recognition and theory of mind in HFA. We then report a study comparing internal state language (ISL) in children with HFA and TD. ISL was assessed via two word fluency tasks and via descriptions of video sequences (“animated shapes”-task). Findings suggest that the use of ISL in HFA is similar to that of TD peers. Participants with HFA were able to generate, associate und apply words for internal states. Apparently, children with HFA exhibit adequate linguistic devices to express emotions and other internal states, at least in experimental settings.
Abstract
The present chapter investigates differences between children with high functioning autism (HFA) and children with typical development (TD) in the ability to verbalize internal states. First, we provide an overview of research on emotion recognition and theory of mind in HFA. We then report a study comparing internal state language (ISL) in children with HFA and TD. ISL was assessed via two word fluency tasks and via descriptions of video sequences (“animated shapes”-task). Findings suggest that the use of ISL in HFA is similar to that of TD peers. Participants with HFA were able to generate, associate und apply words for internal states. Apparently, children with HFA exhibit adequate linguistic devices to express emotions and other internal states, at least in experimental settings.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
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Theory
- The developmental psychology and neuropsychology of emotion in language 3
- Primal emotions and cultural evolution of language: 27
- Emotion on board 49
- The origins of emotion and language from the perspective of developmental neuropsychology 69
- Language and emotion in Merleau-Ponty 99
- Enkinaesthetic polyphony: 113
- Emotion in language 135
- Language and emotion 157
- Prosodic clustering in speech: From emotional to semantic processes 175
- Embodied language and the process of language learning and teaching 191
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Research
- Research on the relationship between language and emotion - A descriptive overview 211
- Word valence and its effects 241
- The occurrence of idioms in the emotion lexicon of children 257
- "Without language, everything is chaos and confusion ..." 273
- Giving horror a name 289
- Mediated emotions 305
- Silences as a linguistic strategy Remarks on the role of the unsaid in romantic relationships on the internet 325
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Application
- Gradients of plasticity 343
- Mood, aphasia, and affective language comprehension 367
- What words can’t tell: 399
- Affective and internal state language in high-functioning autism 421
- Epilogue 445
- Index 453
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
-
Theory
- The developmental psychology and neuropsychology of emotion in language 3
- Primal emotions and cultural evolution of language: 27
- Emotion on board 49
- The origins of emotion and language from the perspective of developmental neuropsychology 69
- Language and emotion in Merleau-Ponty 99
- Enkinaesthetic polyphony: 113
- Emotion in language 135
- Language and emotion 157
- Prosodic clustering in speech: From emotional to semantic processes 175
- Embodied language and the process of language learning and teaching 191
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Research
- Research on the relationship between language and emotion - A descriptive overview 211
- Word valence and its effects 241
- The occurrence of idioms in the emotion lexicon of children 257
- "Without language, everything is chaos and confusion ..." 273
- Giving horror a name 289
- Mediated emotions 305
- Silences as a linguistic strategy Remarks on the role of the unsaid in romantic relationships on the internet 325
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Application
- Gradients of plasticity 343
- Mood, aphasia, and affective language comprehension 367
- What words can’t tell: 399
- Affective and internal state language in high-functioning autism 421
- Epilogue 445
- Index 453
