title: Comprehension of ambiguity for children with Specific Language Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify and compare the performance of children and adolescents with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using a formal, standardized test that assesses language competence, more specifically comprehension of ambiguity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample comprised 19 individuals aged 6 to 14 years, of both genders, divided into two groups: ASD Group (9) and SLI Group (10). Participants were assessed using the Test of Language Competence - TLC; Ambiguous Sentences subtest (Wiig, Secord, 1989). Analysis included the comparison of the total scores in both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found significant difference between the groups, with better performance of the SLI Group compared with that of the ASD Group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was possible to analyze and compare the performance of both groups in a metalinguistic activity. We observed better performance of the SLI group compared with that of the ASD Group in the interpretation of ambiguous information.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Mariana Katsumi
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Carina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tamanaha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP), Brasil.
authors.forename: Jacy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perissinoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male