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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023

"Um" and "Uh" Usage Patterns in Children with Autism: Associations with Measures of Structural and Pragmatic Language Ability.

Grace O Lawley, Steven Bedrick, Heather MacFarlane, Jill K Dolata, Alexandra C Salem, Eric Fombonne

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Consistency and reliability of automated language measures across expressive language samples in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023
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Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace O LawleyComputer Science and Electrical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code GH 40, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. lawley@ohsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-6411
Steven BedrickDepartment of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-9397
Heather MacFarlaneDepartment of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3834-2340
Jill K DolataDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-5543
Alexandra C SalemDepartment of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-8472
Eric FombonneDepartment of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-3538
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Computational characterization of language use in autism spectrum disorderR01DC012033 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI FOMBONNE, ERIC · 2011 to 2021
$6.7M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012033NIDCD NIH HHS R01DC012033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pragmatic language difficulties, including unusual filler usage, are common among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study investigated "um" and "uh" usage in children with ASD and typically developing (TD) controls. We analyzed transcribed Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) sessions for 182 children (117 ASD, 65 TD), aged 4 to 15. Although the groups did not differ in "uh" usage, the ASD group used fewer "ums" than the TD group. This held true after controlling for age, sex, and IQ. Within ASD, social affect and pragmatic language scores did not predict filler usage; however, structural language scores predicted "um" usage. Lower "um" rates among children with ASD may reflect problems with planning or production rather than pragmatic language.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderAptitudeChildCognitionHumansLanguageAutismDisfluencyFillersNatural language processingPragmatic languageStructural language

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PMID35499654
PMCPMC9617803
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