Understanding the Linguistic Needs of Diverse Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Some Comments on the Research Literature and Suggestions for Clinicians

The practice of advising bilingual parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to speak in a single language, often the majority language of the region, with their child with ASD seems to be common. Such advice, however, is not grounded on empirical evidence but appears to be based more on logical arguments and assumptions. In this commentary, fears surrounding dual language exposure and empirical evidence supporting bilingualism in children with ASD are discussed. Suggestions for future research and three key steps that clinicians can consider taking to better address the needs of diverse learners are provided.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 48(2018), 8 vom: 12. Aug., Seite 2890-2895

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lim, Nataly [VerfasserIn]
O'Reilly, Mark F [VerfasserIn]
Sigafoos, Jeff [VerfasserIn]
Lancioni, Giulio E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism spectrum disorder
Best practices
Bilingualism
Diversity
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.07.2019

Date Revised 15.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10803-018-3532-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM28188773X