Narrative and visual attention in autism spectrum disorder: a cross-cultural perspective (opens in new tab)

IntroductionNarrative, or storytelling, is a primary form of social communication. Prior work has documented differences in narrative in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but predominantly focused on English-speaking Western countries. Given the internalization of cultural values and conventions shapes narrative, the extent to which environmental (i.e., cultural and linguistic) factors may interact with ASD to influence the narrative ability remains unclear. The current study a...