Supporting data for The relationship between musical training and reading comprehension in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The present study examined the reading comprehension performance of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and compared it with that of their typically developing counterparts to identify the possible variables that may relate to their reading comprehension performance. A series of six tests namely tone identification test, Embedded Figures Test (EFT), homograph reading test, homophone test, music test and reading test were conducted with native Cantonese ASD participants with and without musical training and their corresponding TD groups. The results were recorded in the file.

本研究旨在探讨自闭症谱系障碍儿童在阅读理解方面的表现，并将其与正常发育的对照组进行比较，以识别可能与其阅读理解表现相关的变量。研究者对一组母语为粤语的自闭症谱系障碍儿童（包括接受过音乐训练与未接受过音乐训练的儿童）及其相应的典型发展组进行了包括音调识别测试、嵌入式图形测试（EFT）、同音字阅读测试、同音词测试、音乐测试以及阅读测试在内的六项测试。测试结果被记录在文件中。