Table 1.
Mean (and standard deviation) of background measures for each age and group.
HFA (high functioning autism), FSIQ (intelligence quotient, Full Scale score), VCI (verbal comprehension index), RG (receptive grammar scores), RC (reading comprehension scores). Note: p < .05 for scores with the same superscript.
Fig 1.
Images for the idiom “estar con el agua hasta el cuello!” (lit.: be with water up to the neck/fig.: drown in work)
Fig 2.
Average reaction times (ms) for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA).
Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 3.
Average reaction times (RTs) for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA) for each type of expression.
Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 4.
4a, 4b. Average reaction times (ms) group (control/HFA) type of expression and modality. Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 5.
Average response accuracy (mean errors) for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA).
Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 6.
Average literality for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA).
Target responses were scored with 1 and literal responses were scored with 2. Higher means indicate more literal responses. Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 7.
Average literality for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA) and modality (visual/auditory).
Target responses were scored with 1 and literal responses were scored with 2. Higher means indicate more literal responses. Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.
Fig 8.
Average accuracy in figurative meanings for each age (children/young adults) and group (control/HFA) and modality (visual/auditory).
Target responses were scored with 1 and literal responses were scored with 0. Higher means indicate more accurate responses. Error bars denote one standard error of the mean.