Exploring Pragmatic Abilities in Sisters of Autistic Individuals: A Methodological Solution to Female Autism Research / Marie BELENGER in Autism Research, 19-1 (January 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 19-1 (January 2026) . - p.e70147 Titre : Exploring Pragmatic Abilities in Sisters of Autistic Individuals: A Methodological Solution to Female Autism Research Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Marie BELENGER, Auteur ; Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.e70147 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adolescence  pragmatics  sex differences  sisters Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Autism is more frequently diagnosed in males than females. One possible explanation for this discrepancy is that autistic females may be overlooked because they show different, subtler signs of autism. For example, sex differences have been reported in pragmatic abilities. However, studying these sex differences is challenging, because diagnosed autistic females may not represent all autistic females?many remaining undiagnosed. To address this issue, our study included adolescent females at increased likelihood for autism: sisters of autistic individuals. Adolescence is a key period when autism-related difficulties often become more visible. We compared the pragmatic abilities of 76 female participants aged between 9 and 16?years old across three groups: autistic, nonautistic, and sisters of diagnosed autistic individuals. Participants completed a semistructured, spoken narrative task, which was analyzed for coherence and fluency. Their caregivers completed several questionnaires to assess both pragmatic abilities and global difficulties. At the group level, caregiver reports indicated an in-between position for sisters: they experienced more pragmatic-related difficulties than nonautistic participants but fewer than autistic participants. Narratives revealed no differences between sisters and nonautistic participants, with one exception: they gave fewer causal explanations of characters' mental states. Individual profiles of sisters revealed a heterogeneous group, varying from no difficulties at all to pragmatic profiles closely resembling those of autistic females. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70147 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=578 [article] Exploring Pragmatic Abilities in Sisters of Autistic Individuals: A Methodological Solution to Female Autism Research [texte imprimé] / Marie BELENGER, Auteur ; Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur . - p.e70147. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 19-1 (January 2026) . - p.e70147 Mots-clés : adolescence  pragmatics  sex differences  sisters Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : ABSTRACT Autism is more frequently diagnosed in males than females. One possible explanation for this discrepancy is that autistic females may be overlooked because they show different, subtler signs of autism. For example, sex differences have been reported in pragmatic abilities. However, studying these sex differences is challenging, because diagnosed autistic females may not represent all autistic females?many remaining undiagnosed. To address this issue, our study included adolescent females at increased likelihood for autism: sisters of autistic individuals. Adolescence is a key period when autism-related difficulties often become more visible. We compared the pragmatic abilities of 76 female participants aged between 9 and 16?years old across three groups: autistic, nonautistic, and sisters of diagnosed autistic individuals. Participants completed a semistructured, spoken narrative task, which was analyzed for coherence and fluency. Their caregivers completed several questionnaires to assess both pragmatic abilities and global difficulties. At the group level, caregiver reports indicated an in-between position for sisters: they experienced more pragmatic-related difficulties than nonautistic participants but fewer than autistic participants. Narratives revealed no differences between sisters and nonautistic participants, with one exception: they gave fewer causal explanations of characters' mental states. Individual profiles of sisters revealed a heterogeneous group, varying from no difficulties at all to pragmatic profiles closely resembling those of autistic females. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70147 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=578

Investigating sex differences in narrative production of autistic pre-adolescents and adolescents / Charlotte DUMONT ; Philippine GEELHAND ; Mikhail KISSINE in Research in Autism, 124 (June 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 124 (June 2025) . - 202589 Titre : Investigating sex differences in narrative production of autistic pre-adolescents and adolescents Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Philippine GEELHAND, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202589 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Adolescents  Narratives  Sex differences  Coherence  Discourse analysis Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism is less frequently diagnosed in females, and autistic females are often diagnosed later in life than males. The sex imbalance in autism could be partly due to a communicative advantage in autistic females. To better understand sex differences in language of autistic individuals in late-childhood and adolescence, we compared narrative coherence of autistic females, autistic males, non-autistic females and non-autistic males. Narrative production was elicited from a total of 113 participants (mean age 12.32), based on a wordless picture book. Relying on a thorough coding scheme, we analysed the following categories: story grammar, connectives, references to characters and internal state language. Independently of sex, autistic individuals produced less coherent narratives than non-autistic individuals. Narratives by autistic adolescents included more comments unrelated to the story and more image descriptions, less causal connectives, less internal state language and fewer mentions of main characters. Autistic participants also used more indefinite expressions to refer to story characters than their non-autistic peers. No significant sex differences were found between autistic males and females. Based on a sex-balanced sample, this study confirms prior results on narrative production by autistic individuals and provides new insights into referential expression choices. Importantly, this study finds no evidence for lower atypicality of communicative profiles of autistic females, as measured by a narrative task. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202589 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556 [article] Investigating sex differences in narrative production of autistic pre-adolescents and adolescents [texte imprimé] / Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Philippine GEELHAND, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur . - 202589. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 124 (June 2025) . - 202589 Mots-clés : Autism  Adolescents  Narratives  Sex differences  Coherence  Discourse analysis Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism is less frequently diagnosed in females, and autistic females are often diagnosed later in life than males. The sex imbalance in autism could be partly due to a communicative advantage in autistic females. To better understand sex differences in language of autistic individuals in late-childhood and adolescence, we compared narrative coherence of autistic females, autistic males, non-autistic females and non-autistic males. Narrative production was elicited from a total of 113 participants (mean age 12.32), based on a wordless picture book. Relying on a thorough coding scheme, we analysed the following categories: story grammar, connectives, references to characters and internal state language. Independently of sex, autistic individuals produced less coherent narratives than non-autistic individuals. Narratives by autistic adolescents included more comments unrelated to the story and more image descriptions, less causal connectives, less internal state language and fewer mentions of main characters. Autistic participants also used more indefinite expressions to refer to story characters than their non-autistic peers. No significant sex differences were found between autistic males and females. Based on a sex-balanced sample, this study confirms prior results on narrative production by autistic individuals and provides new insights into referential expression choices. Importantly, this study finds no evidence for lower atypicality of communicative profiles of autistic females, as measured by a narrative task. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202589 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556

Predictive Processing During Cue-Outcome Associative Learning in Autistic Children / Fanny PAPASTAMOU in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-10 (October 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-10 (October 2025) . - p.3565-3581 Titre : Predictive Processing During Cue-Outcome Associative Learning in Autistic Children Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Fanny PAPASTAMOU, Auteur ; Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Arnaud DESTREBECQZ, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3565-3581 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Predictive coding theories posit that autism is characterized by an over-adjustment to prediction errors, resulting in frequent updates of prior beliefs. Atypical weighting of prediction errors is generally considered to negatively impact the construction of stable models of the world, but may also yield beneficial effects. In a novel associative learning paradigm, we investigated whether unexpected events trigger faster learning updates in favour of subtle but fully predictive cues in autistic children compared to their non-autistic counterparts. We also explored the relationship between children’s language proficiency and their predictive performances. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06448-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=568 [article] Predictive Processing During Cue-Outcome Associative Learning in Autistic Children [texte imprimé] / Fanny PAPASTAMOU, Auteur ; Charlotte DUMONT, Auteur ; Arnaud DESTREBECQZ, Auteur ; Mikhail KISSINE, Auteur . - p.3565-3581. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-10 (October 2025) . - p.3565-3581 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Predictive coding theories posit that autism is characterized by an over-adjustment to prediction errors, resulting in frequent updates of prior beliefs. Atypical weighting of prediction errors is generally considered to negatively impact the construction of stable models of the world, but may also yield beneficial effects. In a novel associative learning paradigm, we investigated whether unexpected events trigger faster learning updates in favour of subtle but fully predictive cues in autistic children compared to their non-autistic counterparts. We also explored the relationship between children’s language proficiency and their predictive performances. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06448-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=568

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