Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability

The purpose of this study is to extend the knowledge about academic achievement in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To this end, first, we analyzed differences in a wide range of reading and writing skills in adolescents with ASD without intellectual disability (ASD-WID) and adolesce...

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Authors: Baixauli Fortea, Inmaculada, Roselló, Belén, Berenguer Forner, Carmen, Téllez de Meneses, Montserrat, Miranda, Ana
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repository:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Language:English
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Keyword:Autism
Reading
Writing
Academic achievement
Secondary school
61 Psicología
5802.05 Educación Especial
Minusválidos y deficientes Mentales
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spelling Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual DisabilityBaixauli Fortea, InmaculadaRoselló, BelénBerenguer Forner, CarmenTéllez de Meneses, MontserratMiranda, AnaAutismReadingWritingAcademic achievementSecondary school61 Psicología5802.05 Educación EspecialMinusválidos y deficientes MentalesThe purpose of this study is to extend the knowledge about academic achievement in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To this end, first, we analyzed differences in a wide range of reading and writing skills in adolescents with ASD without intellectual disability (ASD-WID) and adolescents with typical development (TD). Second, these two groups were compared on academic outcomes in core subjects and indicators of successful transition to secondary school. Third, the potential contribution of literacy skills to academic outcomes was examined in the two groups. Participants were 56 adolescents between 12 and 14 years old, 30 with ASD-WID and 26 with TD. Results showed no significant differences between the two groups on measures of reading fluency or literal and inferential comprehension. However, the performance of the group with ASD was significantly lower on reading comprehension processes that assess cognitive flexibility. Regarding their written expression skills, significant differences were observed between the group with ASD and the group with TD on most of the indicators analyzed as: productivity, lexical diversity, and overall coherence (resolution component). In addition, findings showed that the deficits in reading and writing observed in the adolescents with ASD significantly affected their academic achievement, which was lower than that of their peers with TD and below what would be expected based on their intellectual capacity. Moreover, their families’ perceptions of the transition to high school reflected worse adjustment and lower self-esteem, confidence, and motivation.20262026-01-2820212021-07-1920212021-07-19journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/7397reponame:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártirinstname:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente MártirInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/73972026-06-19T08:32:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
title Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
spellingShingle Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
Baixauli Fortea, Inmaculada
Autism
Reading
Writing
Academic achievement
Secondary school
61 Psicología
5802.05 Educación Especial
Minusválidos y deficientes Mentales
title_short Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
title_full Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
title_fullStr Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
title_full_unstemmed Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
title_sort Reading and Writing Skills in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Baixauli Fortea, Inmaculada
Roselló, Belén
Berenguer Forner, Carmen
Téllez de Meneses, Montserrat
Miranda, Ana
author Baixauli Fortea, Inmaculada
author_facet Baixauli Fortea, Inmaculada
Roselló, Belén
Berenguer Forner, Carmen
Téllez de Meneses, Montserrat
Miranda, Ana
author_role author
author2 Roselló, Belén
Berenguer Forner, Carmen
Téllez de Meneses, Montserrat
Miranda, Ana
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Autism
Reading
Writing
Academic achievement
Secondary school
61 Psicología
5802.05 Educación Especial
Minusválidos y deficientes Mentales
topic Autism
Reading
Writing
Academic achievement
Secondary school
61 Psicología
5802.05 Educación Especial
Minusválidos y deficientes Mentales
description The purpose of this study is to extend the knowledge about academic achievement in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To this end, first, we analyzed differences in a wide range of reading and writing skills in adolescents with ASD without intellectual disability (ASD-WID) and adolescents with typical development (TD). Second, these two groups were compared on academic outcomes in core subjects and indicators of successful transition to secondary school. Third, the potential contribution of literacy skills to academic outcomes was examined in the two groups. Participants were 56 adolescents between 12 and 14 years old, 30 with ASD-WID and 26 with TD. Results showed no significant differences between the two groups on measures of reading fluency or literal and inferential comprehension. However, the performance of the group with ASD was significantly lower on reading comprehension processes that assess cognitive flexibility. Regarding their written expression skills, significant differences were observed between the group with ASD and the group with TD on most of the indicators analyzed as: productivity, lexical diversity, and overall coherence (resolution component). In addition, findings showed that the deficits in reading and writing observed in the adolescents with ASD significantly affected their academic achievement, which was lower than that of their peers with TD and below what would be expected based on their intellectual capacity. Moreover, their families’ perceptions of the transition to high school reflected worse adjustment and lower self-esteem, confidence, and motivation.
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