Atypical Vocal Imitation of Speech and Song in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from Mandarin Speakers

Overview

Journal Autism

Date 2024 Sep 6

PMID 39239838

Authors

Li Wang

Peter Q Pfordresher

Cunmei Jiang

Fang Liu

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Abstract

Atypical 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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