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Myriam L. H. Beauchamp, Stefano Rezzonico, Terry Bennett, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Connor Kerns, Pat Mirenda, Annie Richard, et al.
(2023).
The Influence of Bilingual Language Exposure on the Narrative, Social and Pragmatic Abilities of School-Aged Children on the Autism Spectrum.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(12), 4577-4590.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- Publication date
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12 Oct 2022
- Identifier
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10.1007/s10803-022-05678-w
- Authors
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Myriam L. H. Beauchamp,
Stefano Rezzonico,
Terry Bennett,
Eric Duku,
Stelios Georgiades,
Connor Kerns,
Pat Mirenda,
Annie Richard,
Isabel M. Smith,
Peter Szatmari,
Tracy Vaillancourt,
Charlotte Waddell,
Anat Zaidman-Zait,
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum,
Mayada Elsabbagh
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- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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- 53(12), 4577-4590
- Reference type
- article
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Abstract
Abstract We examined the narrative abilities of bilingual and monolingual children on the autism spectrum (AS), whether bilinguals presented stronger social and pragmatic language abilities compared to monolinguals, and the link between narrative, social, and pragmatic language abilities. The narrative, social, and pragmatic language skills of school-aged bilinguals (n = 54) and monolinguals (n = 80) on the AS were assessed using normed measures. Language exposure was estimated through a parent questionnaire. Bilinguals performed similarly to monolinguals on measures of narrative, social, and pragmatic language skills. However, balanced bilinguals performed better on a nonliteral language task. Overall, results indicate that bilingual children on the AS can become as proficient in using language as monolinguals and may enjoy a bilingual advantage.
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