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Listeners adapt to speech variations, including autistic individuals. This study found that autistic traits and pitch sensitivity did not affect speech adaptation, suggesting these are separate from perceptual learning in speech.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Neuroscience
Linguistics

Background:

Speech perception relies on adaptation to phonetic variability.
Previous research often overlooks individual differences, particularly in autism.
The role of autistic traits in speech adaptation remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between autism, perceptual acuity, and speech adaptation.
To determine if autistic traits influence the ability to adapt to phonetic variation.
To explore the link between pitch pattern sensitivity and speech adaptation.

Main Methods:

80 listeners (40 with autism) were exposed to ambiguous /s/-/ʃ/ sounds in lexical contexts.
Perceptual learning was measured by comparing speech categorization before and after exposure.
Autistic traits and pitch pattern sensitivity were assessed using validated measures.

Main Results:

Both neurotypical and autistic listeners demonstrated robust speech adaptation.
No significant association was found between autistic traits and the degree of learning.
Pitch pattern sensitivity did not correlate with speech adaptation abilities.

Conclusions:

Lexically guided perceptual learning in speech is largely independent of autistic traits.
Social language characteristics associated with autism may not directly impact speech adaptation.
Findings suggest speech adaptation is a robust process across diverse neurotypes.