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ERIC Number: EJ673078
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
The Comprehension of Humorous Materials by Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Emerich, David M.; Creaghead, Nancy A.; Grether, Sandra M.; Murray, Donna; Grasha, Carol
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v33 n3 p253-57 Jun 2003
A study investigated the ability of 8 adolescents with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism to pick funny endings for cartoons and jokes. The adolescents with autism had significantly poorer comprehension of cartoons and jokes than age-matched controls. Both subjects and controls had more difficulty with the joke task. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Cartoons, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Humor, Interpersonal Competence, Secondary Education, Social Cognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Jokes