Comparing early language development in monolingual- and bilingual- exposed young children with autism spectrum disorders

The purpose of this study was to compare a group of recently diagnosed bilingual-exposed children with autism (n=20) aged 24–52 months with a matched group of monolingual-exposed children with autism (n=40). The groups were matched with regard to chronological age at the time of language assessment and nonverbal IQ score, then compared with regard to the severity of children's autism-related communication impairment, age of first words, age of …