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Linguistic alignment in adults with and without Asperger 's syndrome . Individuals with Asperger 's syndrome ( AS ) often have difficulties with social interactions and conversations . We investigated if these difficulties could be attributable to a deficit in the ability to linguistically converge with an interlocutor , which is posited to be important for successful communication . To that end , participants completed two cooperative tasks with a confederate , which allowed us to measure linguistic alignment with the confederate in terms of lexical choice , syntactic structure and spatial frame of reference . There was no difference in the performance of individuals with AS and matched controls and both groups showed significant alignment with the confederate at all three levels . We conclude that linguistic alignment is intact in adults with AS engaged in structured , goal-directed social interactions .
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Intervention_Educational
two cooperative tasks with a confederate
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Outcome_Mental
Linguistic alignment
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Outcome_Mental
linguistic alignment with the confederate
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Outcome_Mental
lexical choice , syntactic structure and spatial frame of reference
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Outcome_Mental
linguistic alignment
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Participant_Condition
Asperger 's syndrome ( AS )
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Participant_Condition
AS
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Participant_Condition
AS