Children vary in their ability to use language in social contexts and this has important
consequences for wellbeing. We review studies that test whether individual differences in …

Background DSM‐5 sees the introduction of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
(SPCD), characterized by persistent difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication …

Clinical anecdotes suggest that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often show an
atypical language profile in which expressive language exceeds receptive language …

The intent of this study (registration ACTRN12608000625370) was to investigate the effects
of Relational Music Therapy (RMT) in verbal, nonverbal and social communication of …

Social difficulties are a key aspect of autism, but the intervening factors are still poorly
understood. This study had two objectives: to compare the profile of ToM skills, executive …

Pragmatic language impairments are common in neurodevelopmental disorders, especially
in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The relationship between structural language skills and …

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

There is now an extensive empirical literature on the nature and extent of pragmatic
disorders in a range of clinical populations. This chapter attempts to organize the findings of …

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 …

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 …