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Intact fluency in autism? A comprehensive approach of verbal fluency task including word imageability and concreteness / Odett TÓTH in Autism Research, 15-4 (April 2022)
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Titre : Intact fluency in autism? A comprehensive approach of verbal fluency task including word imageability and concreteness Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Odett TÓTH, Auteur ; Orsolya PESTHY, Auteur ; Kinga FARKAS, Auteur ; Anna GUTTENGÉBER, Auteur ; Eszter KOMORÓCZY, Auteur ; János M. RETHELYI, Auteur ; Bálint SZUROMI, Auteur ; Dezs? NEMETH, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.677-686 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Disorder Humans Neuropsychological Tests Phonetics Semantics Verbal Behavior/physiology cognitive concreteness imageability verbal fluency Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Verbal fluency is a cognitive function reflecting executive functions and the ability to retrieve the appropriate information from memory quickly. Previous studies reported conflicting results-impaired and intact verbal fluency-in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most studies concentrate on overall word productivity, errors, perseverations, clustering, or switching. We used a comprehensive approach to evaluate the reported discrepancy in the literature and introduced a new angle using the concept of word abstraction and imageability. Moreover, we analyzed the performance in two-time intervals (0-30?s and 31-60?s) to assess the temporal dynamics of verbal fluency and a possible activation or initiation deficit in autism. Sixteen adults with ASD and 16 neurotypical control participants, matched by gender, age, and education level, participated in our study. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find a significant difference between groups in word productivity, the number of errors, clustering, or temporal dynamics, neither in semantic nor in phonemic fluency tasks. Surprisingly, the two study groups' performance did not differ in terms of imageability or concreteness characteristics either. Our results raise the possibility that verbal fluency performance is intact in autism. We also suggest using a comprehensive approach when measuring fluency in autism. LAY SUMMARY: People with autism tend to think and communicate differently. In our study, we tested whether people with autism come up with more concrete or imageable words and whether their performance is better compared with neurotypicals in the beginning or in the later phase of a task measuring how many words they can produce in a minute. We did not detect any difference between the two groups; however, we recommend studying verbal fluency in autism from more and different angles in the future. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2672 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473
in Autism Research > 15-4 (April 2022) . - p.677-686[article] Intact fluency in autism? A comprehensive approach of verbal fluency task including word imageability and concreteness [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Odett TÓTH, Auteur ; Orsolya PESTHY, Auteur ; Kinga FARKAS, Auteur ; Anna GUTTENGÉBER, Auteur ; Eszter KOMORÓCZY, Auteur ; János M. RETHELYI, Auteur ; Bálint SZUROMI, Auteur ; Dezs? NEMETH, Auteur . - p.677-686.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Autism Research > 15-4 (April 2022) . - p.677-686
Mots-clés : Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Disorder Humans Neuropsychological Tests Phonetics Semantics Verbal Behavior/physiology cognitive concreteness imageability verbal fluency Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Verbal fluency is a cognitive function reflecting executive functions and the ability to retrieve the appropriate information from memory quickly. Previous studies reported conflicting results-impaired and intact verbal fluency-in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most studies concentrate on overall word productivity, errors, perseverations, clustering, or switching. We used a comprehensive approach to evaluate the reported discrepancy in the literature and introduced a new angle using the concept of word abstraction and imageability. Moreover, we analyzed the performance in two-time intervals (0-30?s and 31-60?s) to assess the temporal dynamics of verbal fluency and a possible activation or initiation deficit in autism. Sixteen adults with ASD and 16 neurotypical control participants, matched by gender, age, and education level, participated in our study. Contrary to our expectations, we did not find a significant difference between groups in word productivity, the number of errors, clustering, or temporal dynamics, neither in semantic nor in phonemic fluency tasks. Surprisingly, the two study groups' performance did not differ in terms of imageability or concreteness characteristics either. Our results raise the possibility that verbal fluency performance is intact in autism. We also suggest using a comprehensive approach when measuring fluency in autism. LAY SUMMARY: People with autism tend to think and communicate differently. In our study, we tested whether people with autism come up with more concrete or imageable words and whether their performance is better compared with neurotypicals in the beginning or in the later phase of a task measuring how many words they can produce in a minute. We did not detect any difference between the two groups; however, we recommend studying verbal fluency in autism from more and different angles in the future. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2672 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473