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June 28, 2026Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersOpen Access

How Autism and Sex Influence Perspective-Taking in Pragmatic Inferences

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APAnna Teresa PorriniJGJessica GoulstonAPAlexandra Perovic

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how sex and context affect pragmatic inferences in autistic and non-autistic adults, suggesting unique strategies for each group.

Key Points

  • This study aims to examine how autism and sex influence performance on pragmatic inferences, particularly in interpreting scalar implicatures.
  • 52 autistic and 52 non-autistic adults completed an implicature priming task
  • Participants engaged in a card-selection game with supportive interlocutor or screen-only clues
  • Balanced representation of sex in both autistic and non-autistic groups.
  • Reliable priming effects observed across groups, showing similar interpretations of scalar terms
  • Autistic males made fewer implicatures in the speaker present condition, whereas females performed similarly to non-autistic participants
  • Autistic females exhibited longer reaction times despite making more implicatures.

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Porrini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bb4561bb0a67205c6d67https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-026-07420-2
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