{"paper_id":"2d61e838-1230-417d-bd0a-aba77b5b22b4","body_text":"Real-world evidence for altered communication patterns in individuals with autism spectrum disorder | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Brief Communication Real-world evidence for altered communication patterns in individuals with autism spectrum disorder Mehran Turna, Johannes Eckert, Kristina Meier-Böke, Mamaka Narava, and 4 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4912677/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 11 Mar, 2025 Read the published version in npj Digital Medicine → Version 1 posted 9 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Adults with high-functioning autism (HFA) may compensate for their social difficulties by resorting to more sequential forms of communication. Here, we study communication preferences in individuals with HFA and neurotypical controls by monitoring smartphone-based communication for verbal, written and mixed app categories over a period of four months. We find HFA participants to prefer written over verbal communication, underscoring the importance of considering these preferences to facilitate social integration Full Text Additional Declarations (Not answered) Supplementary Files AutismTrackingsup.pdf Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 11 Mar, 2025 Read the published version in npj Digital Medicine → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: revise 16 Dec, 2024 Review # 2 received at journal 02 Nov, 2024 Reviewer # 2 agreed at journal 25 Oct, 2024 Review # 1 received at journal 22 Sep, 2024 Reviewer # 1 agreed at journal 22 Sep, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 03 Sep, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 20 Aug, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 16 Aug, 2024 First submitted to journal 14 Aug, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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