ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Comparing narrative writing of autistic and non-autistic College students.
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- Analysis of Autistic Adolescents' Essays Using Computer Techniques.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Brief Report-Written Personal Narratives of Autistic and Non-autistic Women: A Linguistic Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Predicting autism from written narratives using deep neural networks.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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We compared short stories by autistic (n = 19) and non-autistic (n = 23) university students. We used automated software and content analysis to code students' stories. We found that writings were more similar than different. However, autistic students' stories were rated at a higher reading level (p = .013) than non-autistic students'. Autistic students' stories contained fewer grammatical errors (p = .02) but were less likely to include a climax (p = .026). Autistic students reported more positive writing affect than non-autistic students (p = .026). Higher writing affect was associated with writing highly fictional texts (p = .03) that contained more sentences (p = .005). Findings suggest writing may be a strength for autistic students and opportunities to write creatively may promote positive affect toward writing.
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