Consistently longer silent gaps in autistic speaker pairs across three conversational contexts
Simon Wehrle, Malin Spaniol, Kai Vogeley, Martine Grice · 2026
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Description
Simon Wehrle and co-authors describe a 2026 study of turn taking in talks between autistic adults. Who speaks when is the core gear of conversation, and it runs fast for most groups. Past work on autistic pairs was thin, with just one prior study of matched pairs.
The team recorded autistic and non-autistic adults in matched pairs across three talk settings. They scored more than ten thousand turns, counting gaps and overlaps. Silent gaps ran longer in autistic pairs than in other pairs. Gaps also ran longer in the task based setting for all pairs. The result clashes with the one prior study. The authors argue that pairs tune their rhythm to each other and to the setting.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Simon Wehrle, Malin Spaniol, Kai Vogeley, Martine Grice |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |