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 …

In response to uncovering brain mechanisms underlying vocal communication and
searching for biomarkers for mental illnesses, speech prosody has been increasingly …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

What makes human communication exceptional is the ability to grasp speaker's intentions
beyond what is said verbally. How the brain processes communicative functions is one of …

Purpose Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and children with developmental
language disorder (DLD) face challenges with pragmatics, but the nature and sources of …

Impairments in the broader domain of pragmatics are considered to be a defining feature of
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A challenging aspect of pragmatic competence is the …

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 …

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 …

Previous studies have shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
demonstrate lower performance on creativity tasks. Yet, recent findings suggest that …

Interest in the use of virtual reality technologies for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders has been increasing for over two decades. Recently, research interest has been …