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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2025

Atypical vocal imitation of speech and song in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from Mandarin speakers.

Li Wang, Peter Q Pfordresher, Cunmei Jiang, Fang Liu

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4 authors.

Li WangThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5318-2408
Peter Q PfordresherUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA.
Cunmei JiangShanghai Normal University, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0264-5924
Fang LiuUniversity of Reading, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7776-0222

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lay abstractAtypical vocal imitation has been identified in English-speaking autistic individuals, whereas the characteristics of vocal imitation in tone-language-speaking autistic individuals remain unexplored. By comparing speech and song imitation, the present study reveals a unique pattern of atypical vocal imitation across speech and music domains among Mandarin-speaking autistic individuals. The findings suggest that tone language experience does not compensate for difficulties in vocal imitation in autistic individuals and extends our understanding of vocal imitation in autism across different languages.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderImitative BehaviorMusicSpeechAdolescentAdultChildChinaFemaleHumansLanguageMaleYoung Adultacousticsautismsongspeechvocal imitation

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PMID39239838
PMCPMC11816480

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