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  • Title: Varying language register according to listener needs in speakers with autism spectrum disorder.
    Author: Volden J, Magill-Evans J, Goulden K, Clarke M.
    Journal: J Autism Dev Disord; 2007 Jul; 37(6):1139-54. PubMed ID: 17160460.
    Abstract:
    The ability to adjust language register, or style, according to listener needs was assessed in 38 high-functioning children and adolescents with ASD. Participants were asked to explain the process of going to a restaurant to a series of listeners who varied in linguistic competence. Results showed that participants with ASD spontaneously simplified their language based on a listener's appearance and a brief introduction, but were not as adept at that adjustment as matched controls. Further stylistic adjustments were produced following increasingly specific prompts.
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