Journal article
The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum
Abstract
We examined the narrative abilities of bilingual and monolingual children on the autism spectrum (AS), whether bilinguals presented stronger social and pragmatic language abilities compared to monolinguals, and the link between narrative, social, and pragmatic language abilities.The narrative, social, and pragmatic language skills of school-aged bilinguals (n = 54) and monolinguals (n = 80) on the AS were assessed using normed measures. …
Authors
Beauchamp MLH; Rezzonico S; Bennett T; Duku E; Georgiades S; Kerns C; Mirenda P; Richard A; Smith IM; Szatmari P
Journal
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 53, No. 12, pp. 4577–4590
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2023
DOI
10.1007/s10803-022-05678-w
ISSN
0162-3257