Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2019 Oct;49(10):4294-4305. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04147-1.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder, impacting social communication and in some individuals, aspects of language such as vocabulary diversity. However, we have only a limited understanding of the verbal language abilities of adults with ASD. The present longitudinal study examined conversational language and its impact on vocational independence and friendship status measured 5 years later in a sample of 84 adults with ASD. After controlling for IQ and childhood language, vocabulary diversity (a measure of structural language) predicted vocational independence and having friendships, while topic maintenance (a measure of social communication) predicted friendships. These findings highlight the importance of adult conversational language abilities for adult outcomes and quality of life.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）是一种终身神经发育障碍，影响社交沟通，在某些个体中还影响语言的某些方面，如词汇多样性。然而，我们对自闭症成人的言语语言能力只有有限的了解。本纵向研究在一个 84 名自闭症成人的样本中，考察了 5 年后的会话语言及其对职业独立性和友谊状况的影响。在控制智商和儿童语言后，词汇多样性（衡量结构语言的一种指标）预测职业独立性和拥有友谊，而主题维持（衡量社交沟通的一种指标）预测友谊。这些发现强调了成人会话语言能力对成人结果和生活质量的重要性。
