When Mark, who suffers from an autism spectrum disorder, was hungry he looked at his mother and asked "Do you want dinner?" This reversal of pronouns is referred to as:
a.) pronominal reversal.
b.) inversion of references.
c.) delayed echolalia.
d.) verbal stereotypy.
Ans: a.) pronominal reversal.
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