Based on a study of speaker intent (Baron-Cohen, Baldwin, & Crowson, 1997), a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) would have a difficult time mapping meaning onto an object if
A) a speaker is naming an object they are looking at, instead of one that the child is looking at.
B) a speaker does not emphasize the object's name in a sentence.
C) the speaker does not describe what the object is used for to the child.
D) the speaker is turning away from the child as he names the object.

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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have difficulty understanding others' perspectives, a concept known as theory of mind. If a speaker is naming an object they are looking at, instead of one the child is looking at, the child with ASD may struggle to understand the speaker's intent due to their difficulty in perspective-taking.

Based on a Study of Speaker Intent (Baron-Cohen, Baldwin