This review summarizes studies involving pragmatic language comprehension and
inference abilities in individuals with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism …

Social work takes place through the medium of relationships, and communication is how
relationships are made. That is the starting point for this fifth edition, the principal audience …

Joint book reading is a highly routinized activity that is nearly universal among families.
Conversational agents (CAs) can potentially act as joint-reading partners by engaging …

This chapter presents the child as a creature born with the spirit of an inquisitive and creative
human being, seeking understanding of what to do with body and mind in a world of …

In this study we characterized profiles of communicative functions and forms of children with
autism and intellectual disability (n= 26), as compared to typically developing children (n …

Children's Empowerment in Play is an accessible insight into the vital place of play in
children's development. The book focuses on three main themes of participation, voice and …

Laughter is a valuable means for communicating and engaging in interaction since the
earliest months of life. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of work on how its use develops in …

„Transversale Identität und Identitätsarbeit“ Die Integrative Identitätstheorie als Grundlage
für eine entwicklungspsychologisch und sozialisationstheoretisch begründete …

From Birth to Five Years, based on the pioneering work of Mary Sheridan, has become a
classic guide to the developmental progress of pre-school children. It is widely recognised …

This research explores the development of pragmatic comprehension within the framework
of relevance theory. Participants were 210 typically developing Finnish children aged from 3 …