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Differences in prosody behavior between individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their typically developing peers have been considered a central feature of ASD since the earliest clinical descriptions of the disorder (e.g., Kanner, 1943/1973). Prosody includes pitch and volume among other dimensions of vocal-verbal behavior that discriminate responses of the listener; thus, people with ASD whose prosody has confusing or off-putting effects may have fewer social opportunities at work, at school, or in the community. The purpose of this review is to examine the state of the literature intervening on prosody with individuals with ASD and to provide recommendations for researchers who are interested in contributing to the scientific understanding of prosody.
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Charlotte Mann https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4372-4394 is now at the University of St. Joseph. Amanda Karsten is now at Grand Valley State University. We thank Dr. Rachel Thompson, Dr. David Palmer, and Dr. Greg Hanley for their comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. Charlotte C. Mann prepared this manuscript, supervised by Amanda M. Karsten, in partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctor of philosophy degree at Western New England University.
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Mann, C.C., Karsten, A.M. Assessment and Treatment of Prosody Behavior in Individuals with Level 1 Autism: A Review and Call for Research. Analysis Verbal Behav 37, 171–193 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-021-00154-5
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