Despite its prominence, pragmatic characteristic associated with autism is under-explored
and thus was not well defined. The present study attempted to depict a relatively …

Pragmatics concerns with the acquisition of knowledge necessary for the appropriate and
effective use of language in everyday social contexts. It is well known that pragmatic deficits …

One of the defining characteristics of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairment in
language and communication. Individuals on the autism spectrum are often characterized as …

Pragmatic language skill is regarded as an area of universal deficit in Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD), but little is known about factors related to its development and how it in turn …

BACKGROUND: Pragmatic disorders are a core problem in individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Despite the clinical importance of detecting specific impairments, there are …

Pragmatic language (PL) is defined as the ability to use language effectively in
communicative exchanges. Previous findings showed that deficits in PL are a core …

The primary aim of this study is to increase the existing knowledge about the pragmatic skills
of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Specifically, the study has two objectives …

Children with deficits in executive functions (EFs) and impairments in pragmatic language
have a range of cognitive and language difficulties that affect their literacy and educational …

Psycholinguistic research on pragmatics in the neurotypical population has increasingly
framed pragmatic competence and related cognitive skills in terms of individual differences …

Purpose This study compared pragmatic language in youths (9–17 years) with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development (TD) on the Yale in vivo …