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A preliminary investigation of parent-reported fiction versus non-fiction book preferences of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder
dc.contributor.author | Davidson, Meghan M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Weismer, Susan Ellis | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-05T20:36:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-05T20:36:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-10-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Davidson, M. M., & Ellis Weismer, S. (2018). A Preliminary Investigation of Parent-reported Fiction versus Non-fiction Book Preferences of School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism & developmental language impairments, 3, 10.1177/2396941518806109. doi:10.1177/2396941518806109 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/31923 | |
dc.description | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background & aims Anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder prefer non-fiction books over fiction books. The current study was the first to investigate parent-reports of children with autism spectrum disorder’s fiction and non-fiction book preferences and whether these relate to individual differences in social communication, oral language, and/or reading abilities.Method Children (ages 8–14 years, M = 10.89, SD = 1.17) with autism spectrum disorder diagnoses (n = 19) and typically developing peers (n = 21) participated. Children completed standardized measures of social communication, oral language, and reading abilities. Parents reported children’s current favorite book, and from these responses, we coded children’s fiction versus non-fiction book preferences.Main contribution Contrary to anecdotal evidence, children with autism spectrum disorder preferred fiction similar to their typically developing peers. Fiction versus non-fiction book preference was significantly related to social communication abilities across both groups. Children’s oral language and reading abilities were related, as expected, but the evidence for a relationship between social communication and reading comprehension was mixed.Conclusions This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the association of social communication in fiction versus non-fiction book preference, which may be related to children’s comprehension and support the theoretical role of social communication knowledge in narrative/fiction.Implications It should not be assumed that all children with autism spectrum disorder prefer expository/non-fiction or do not read narrative/fiction. Children who prefer non-fiction may need additional social communication knowledge support to improve their understanding of narrative fiction. | en_US |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright The Author(s) 2018 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Autism spectrum disorder | en_US |
dc.subject | Social communication | en_US |
dc.subject | Reading | en_US |
dc.subject | Oral language | en_US |
dc.subject | Reading comprehension | en_US |
dc.subject | School-age | en_US |
dc.title | A preliminary investigation of parent-reported fiction versus non-fiction book preferences of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Davidson, Meghan M. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/2396941518806109 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | PMC6363357 | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |