Background The ability to produce a well-structured, coherent narrative account is essential
for successful everyday communication. Research suggests that autistic people may find this …

Background Children with autism, including those without intellectual disability (ASD-ID),
experience poor social and adaptive development in adolescence. Although language …

Background Difficulties with social communication is core to an autism diagnosis, resulting
in poorer pragmatic language ability and difficulty making and sustaining friendships …

Since prior research has mostly focused on children, less is known about how autistic adults
and adults with sub-clinical autistic traits interpret pragmatically complex social situations …

Objective: To investigate pragmatic language abilities in young children with an increased
risk for adverse neurobehavioral and neurocognitive outcomes due to an extra X or Y …

Pragmatic language difficulties, including unusual filler usage, are common among children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study investigated “um” and “uh” usage in …

Introduction: This study examined speech-language pathologist (SLP)'s use of standardized
language measures when assessing school-aged children. Method: A total of 335 SLPs …

Abstract Language difficulties in autism emerge early and significantly impact social
functioning and quality of life. Despite their wide heterogeneity, autistic language abilities …

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA CENTRO DE EDUCAÇÃO PROGRAMA DE
PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM EDUCAÇÃO Jéssica Jaíne Marques de O Page 1 UNIVERSIDADE …

Introduction: An outstanding research question is whether the interaction between theory of
mind (ToM) and pragmatic language skills differs in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and …