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Are children with autism more likely to retain object names when learning from colour photographs or black-and-white cartoons? / Carter, Cheriece; Hartley, Calum.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 51, No. 9, 30.09.2021, p. 3050-3062.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Are children with autism more likely to retain object names when learning from colour photographs or black-and-white cartoons?
AU - Carter, Cheriece
AU - Hartley, Calum
N1 - The final publication is available at Springer via https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-020-04771-2
PY - 2021/9/30
Y1 - 2021/9/30
N2 - For the first time, this study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) children matched on language comprehension (M age equivalent = ~ 44 months) are more likely to retain words when learning from colour photographs than black-and-white cartoons. Participants used mutual exclusivity to fast map novel word-picture relationships and retention was assessed following a 5-min delay. Children with ASD achieved significantly greater retention accuracy when learning from photographs rather than cartoons and, surprisingly, responded more accurately than TD children when learning from photographs. Our results demonstrate that children with ASD benefit from greater iconicity when learning words from pictures, providing a data-grounded rationale for using colour photographs when administering picture-based interventions.
AB - For the first time, this study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) children matched on language comprehension (M age equivalent = ~ 44 months) are more likely to retain words when learning from colour photographs than black-and-white cartoons. Participants used mutual exclusivity to fast map novel word-picture relationships and retention was assessed following a 5-min delay. Children with ASD achieved significantly greater retention accuracy when learning from photographs rather than cartoons and, surprisingly, responded more accurately than TD children when learning from photographs. Our results demonstrate that children with ASD benefit from greater iconicity when learning words from pictures, providing a data-grounded rationale for using colour photographs when administering picture-based interventions.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Word learning
KW - Iconicity
KW - Fast mapping
KW - Retention
KW - Pictures
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-020-04771-2
DO - 10.1007/s10803-020-04771-2
M3 - Journal article
VL - 51
SP - 3050
EP - 3062
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 9
ER -