There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the different aspects of the theory of mind and
autism. Difficulty in understanding other minds is a core cognitive feature of autism spectrum …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

For individuals with autism spectrum disorder or 'ASD'the ability to accurately process and
interpret auditory information is often difficult. Here we review behavioural …

In response to uncovering brain mechanisms underlying vocal communication and
searching for biomarkers for mental illnesses, speech prosody has been increasingly …

Background Children with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have emotion recognition
deficits when tested in different expression modalities (face, voice, body). However, these …

How does a listener understand a sarcastic'That was a wonderful speech'when the words
point to a positive review? Why do students of introductory logic interpret'Some cabs are …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is often described as being characterised by a
uniform pragmatic impairment. However, recent evidence suggests that some areas of …

Irony is an intriguing topic, central to the study of meaning in language. This book provides
an introduction to the pragmatics of irony. It surveys key work carried out on irony in a range …

This paper considers what light experimental work on the development of irony
comprehension can shed on the relation between echoic and pretence accounts of irony …