Prediction efficiency and incremental processing strategy during spoken language comprehension in autistic children: an eye-tracking study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Language difficulties are common in autism, with several theoretical perspectives proposing that difficulties in forming and updating predictions may underlie the cognitive profile of autism. However, research examining prediction in the language domain among autistic children remains limited, with inconsistent findings regarding prediction efficiency and insufficient investigation of how autistic children incrementally integrate multiple semantic elements during language processing. This study addresses these gaps by investigating both prediction efficiency and incremental processing strategy during spoken language comprehension in autistic children compared to neurotypical peers.

Methods

Using the visual world paradigm, we compared 45 autistic children (3-8 year

SUBMITTER: Hua Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12323288 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature