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Answering contextually demanding questions : pragmatic errors produced by children with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism
Loukusa, S.; Leinonen, E.; Jussila, K.; Mattila, M.; Ryder, N.; Ebeling, H.; Moilanen, I. (2007)This study examined irrelevant/incorrect answers produced by children with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism (7–9-year-olds and 10–12-year-olds) and normally developing children (7–9-year-olds). The errors ... -
Answering questions and explaining answers : a study of Finnish-speaking children
Loukusa, S.; Ryder, N.; Leinonen, E. (2008)This research explores, within the framework of Relevance Theory, how children’s ability to answer questions and explain their answers develops between the ages of 3 and 9 years. Two hundred and ten normally developing ... -
Development of communication skills in Finnish pre-school children examined by the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC)
Yliherva, A.; Loukusa, S.; Vaisanen, R.; Pyper, Amanda; Moilanen, I. (2009)The communication skills of typically developing Finnish-speaking children between three and six years of age were examined using the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC). The differences between the boys and girls ... -
Development of pragmatic language comprehension in Finnish-speaking children
Loukusa, S.; Leinonen, E.; Ryder, N. (2007)This research explores the development of pragmatic comprehension within the framework of relevance theory. Participants were 210 typically developing Finnish children aged from 3 to 9 years. The children were asked questions ... -
Use of context in pragmatic language comprehension by children with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism
Loukusa, S.; Leinonen, E.; Kuusikko, S.; Jussila, K.; Mattila, M.; Ryder, N.; Ebeling, H.; Moilanen, A. (2007)Utilizing relevance theory, this study investigated the ability of children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) to use context when answering questions and when giving explanations for their correct ...