THE PACE OF SPEECH IN AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2017, Vol 15, Issue 4
Abstract
The article presents the results of research into the pace of speech of children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) when compared to their peers with no such disabilities. The analysed criteria included: the number of syllables and phones used in 30 second-long utterances, the number of pauses made and their characteristics, and the percentage of the pauses within an utterance. The results of the analysis allowed for the study of the speech pace of the children as well as their general pace of speaking.
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Mirosław Michalik, Anna Solak
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