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Inmaculada Baixauli1, Carla Colomer2, Belén Roselló3
1Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Martir-Campus Capacitas, C/de Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.
Background:
The aim of this meta-analysis was to analyze the narrative performance of children and adolescents with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in terms of microstructure, macrostructure and internal state language.
Method:
A systematic literature search yielded 24 studies that met the predetermined inclusion criteria. Effect sizes for each study were calculated for eight variables and analyzed using a random effects model. Intellectual ability, age and type of narrative were considered as potential moderators.
Results:
Results revealed that the children with ASD performed significantly worse than their peers on all the variables considered.
Conclusions:
Findings are discussed taking into account the main explanatory psychological autism theories. Implications for intervention and orientations for future research are suggested.
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