Workshop on irony comprehension in autism spectrum disorders

Theories of Irony and Irony processing

Chair: Claire Beyssade (Institut Jean Nicod)
09:30-11:00 Deirdre Wilson (University College London)
Explaining irony

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break 

11:15-12:45 Kasia Dyzman (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
Experimenting with affective valence: Ironic and non-ironic comments on-line processing


Irony Processing in autism spectrum disorders

Chair: Elisabeth Pacherie (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
14:30-16:00 Francesca Ervas and Tiziana Zalla (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
"They are all like that". Social stereotypes and irony comprehension in high-functioning autism


16:00-16:15 Coffee Break


16:15-17:45 Rachel Giora (Tel Aviv University)
Interpreting metaphor and irony by young adults diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome