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Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language impairment (PLI) or social communication disorder (SCD). Some children who have PLI also show mild social impairments associated with high‐functioning autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is little robust evidence of effectiveness of speech–language interventions which target the language, pragmatic or social communication needs of these children.

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive manualized social communication intervention (SCIP) for children who have PLI with or without features of ASD.

Methods & Procedures: In a single‐blind RCT design, 88 children with pragmatic and social communication needs aged 5;11–10;8, recruited from UK speech and language therapy services, were randomly assigned …