Why does cross-domain metaphor comprehension in autistic individuals differ from neurotypical individuals when presented with abstract concepts?

💡 Explanation

Autistic individuals often have difficulty with cross-domain metaphor comprehension because reduced conceptual mapping ability hinders their capacity to connect source and target domains, therefore the comprehension of abstract concepts is impaired, rather than directly due to sensory integration, memory, or literal processing alone.

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