[PDF][PDF] Disfluencies and Fine-Tuning Pre-Trained Language Models for Detection of Alzheimer's Disease.

J Yuan, Y Bian, X Cai, J Huang, Z Ye, K Church - Interspeech, 2020 - interspeech2020.org
Disfluencies and language problems in Alzheimer's Disease can be naturally modeled by
fine-tuning Transformer-based pre-trained language models such as BERT and ERNIE …

Specific language impairment, autism spectrum disorders and social (pragmatic) communication disorders: Is there overlap in language deficits? A review

J Félix, ME Santos, A Benitez-Burraco - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Analysing language characteristics and understanding their dynamics is the key for a
successful intervention by speech and language therapists (SLT). Thus, this review aims to …

Linguistic camouflage in girls with autism spectrum disorder

J Parish-Morris, MY Liberman, C Cieri, JD Herrington… - Molecular autism, 2017 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is diagnosed more frequently in boys than
girls, even when girls are equally symptomatic. Cutting-edge behavioral imaging has …

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): similarities in pragmatic language abilities. A systematic review

G Andreou, V Lymperopoulou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Pragmatics can be defined as the appropriate use of language in social
interactions. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and children with …

[HTML][HTML] Emotional and behavioural needs in children with specific language impairment and in children with autism spectrum disorder: The importance of pragmatic …

WA Helland, T Helland - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Language problems may negatively affect children's behaviour and have
detrimental effects on the development of peer-relations. Aims We investigated and …

Linguistic markers of autism in girls: evidence of a “blended phenotype” during storytelling

J Boorse, M Cola, S Plate, L Yankowitz, J Pandey… - Molecular autism, 2019 - Springer
Background Narrative abilities are linked to social impairment in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), such that reductions in words about cognitive processes (eg, think, know) are thought …

An acoustic characterization of prosodic differences in autism spectrum disorder and first-degree relatives

SP Patel, K Nayar, GE Martin, K Franich… - Journal of Autism and …, 2020 - Springer
This study examined prosody through characterization of acoustic properties of the speech
of individuals with ASD and their parents, during narration. A subset of utterances were low …

Natural language markers of social phenotype in girls with autism

A Song, M Cola, S Plate, V Petrulla… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Girls with autism spectrum condition (ASC) are chronically underdiagnosed
compared to boys, which may be due to poorly understood sex differences in a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood language skills as predictors of social, adaptive and behavior outcomes of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

A Miranda, C Berenguer, I Baixauli, B Roselló - Research in Autism …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Children with autism, including those without intellectual disability (ASD-ID),
experience poor social and adaptive development in adolescence. Although language …

Diagnosis of developmental language disorder in research studies

H Nitido, E Plante - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which researchers in the field
of developmental language disorder are utilizing validated methods to diagnose their …