This article reviews the current knowledge state on pragmatic and structural language
abilities in autism and their potential relation to extralinguistic abilities and autistic traits. The …

Abstract Language profiles in autism are variable and atypical, with frequent speech onset
delays, but also, in some cases, unusually steep growth of structural language skills. Joint …

This paper is intended to provide a critical overview of experimental and clinical research
documenting problems in figurative language processing in atypical populations with a …

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 …

The notion of the native speaker has occupied a prominent place in foreign/second
language research and theoretical linguistics: it has influenced both the way we theorize …

We have documented the significant presence of spontaneous and productive use of
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in the speech of five Tunisian boys with autism, an unusual …

Bilingual language development in children with autism is a new field; the entire body of
literature, which is so far sparse, has been published within the last ten years. The potential …

Pragmatic difficulties are considered a hallmark of autism spectrum conditions (ASC), but
remain poorly understood. We discuss and evaluate existing hypotheses regarding the …

Individuals with High functioning autism (HFA) are distinguished by relative preservation of
linguistic and cognitive skills. However, problems with pragmatic language skills have been …

Purpose-As the classrooms in higher education are growing increasingly diverse, it is
imperative that higher education practitioners build a responsive learning environment for …