A Comparison of the Representation of Certain Temporal Components in the Narrative Discourse of High-Functioning Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children

This is a scholarly article examining narrative discourse in children with autism spectrum disorder, with a focus on how they express and understand time. It investigates the relationship between autism, which affects cognitive and language skills, and the ability to produce and comprehend narrative discourse, treating temporal expression as a core component of narrative structure. The study is motivated by the importance of cognitive and linguistic abilities to social development. Because the source text is a partial abstract, only the article's subject and central focus can be established.