调查多语言自闭症和非自闭症成年人的语言切换行为
Sarah K Crockford1,2,3, Jenny L Gibson4, Napoleon Katsos5
1Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. skc48@cam.ac.uk.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
|October 18, 2025
概括
自闭症成年人高度多语言,使用多种语言的频率高于非自闭症个体. 然而,他们发现在语言之间切换更费力,尽管可比或更大的整体多语言参与.
科学领域:
- 语言学的语言学.
- 神经多样性研究 神经多样性研究
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 关于多语言和自闭症的研究越来越多.
- 了解自闭症多语种个体的语言使用仍然是一个差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查多语言自闭症个体的语言行为.
- 将他们的语言使用与非自闭症多语种个体进行比较.
主要方法:
- 收集了177名参与者的自我报告数据 (98名自闭症,79名非自闭症).
- 使用一个定制的在线调查问卷关于多语言使用和切换.
- 分析了来自平均年龄在42-44.5岁的参与者的数据.
主要成果:
- 自闭症参与者报告说,他们比非自闭症同龄人知道更多的语言,并且使用更多的语言.
- 自闭症个体发现语言切换更加费力.
- 每天使用非母语的语言和国际生活经验在各组之间是可比的.
结论:
- 自闭症成年人过着活跃的多语言生活,与神经典型个体相美.
- 进一步的研究应该探索自闭症多语种人的语言社区联系和认知灵活性.
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