This paper reviews the complex literature on language acquisition in the autism spectrum
disorders (ASD). Because of the high degree of interest in ASD in the past decade, the field …

For individuals with autism spectrum disorder or 'ASD'the ability to accurately process and
interpret auditory information is often difficult. Here we review behavioural …

Background: Structural language anomalies or impairments in autistic spectrum disorder
(ASD) are theoretically and practically important, although underrecognised as such. This …

Background Children with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have emotion recognition
deficits when tested in different expression modalities (face, voice, body). However, these …

In a sample of 46 children aged 4–7 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and
intelligible speech, there was no statistical support for the hypothesis of concomitant …

Linguistic prosody involves the rhythm and melody of speech. It implicitly enhances or
modifies the explicit meaning of spoken words. The literature on linguistic prosody related to …

Purpose People with high-functioning autism (HFA) have qualitative differences in facial
expression and prosody production, which are rarely systematically quantified. The authors' …

Mental illness can include impaired abilities to express emotions or respond to the emotions
of others. Speech provides a mechanism for expressing emotions, by both what words are …

The goal of this article is to provide a balanced assessment of the significance autism has for
the scientific study of language. While linguistic profiles in autism vary greatly, spanning from …

Because of the importance of contextual sensitivity in several cognitive processes that are
affected in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as social cognition, understanding of …