Purpose The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition introduced
a new neurodevelopmental disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) …

Background: Some individuals with autism find it challenging to use and understand
language in conversation, despite having good abilities in core aspects of language such as …

This study addresses the theory of mind (ToM) ability of Asperger's syndrome/high-
functioning autism (AS/HFA) children and their parents and the severity of the autistic …

We investigated what strategies underlie figurative language processing in two groups of
participants distinguished by the presence of a developmental deficit, highly-verbal …

Abstract Pragmatic Language Impairment (PLI) has a long history of differing terms and
definitions. Currently, it is known under the diagnostic label Social Communication Disorder …

Simple Summary This study investigates the synchrony in conversations (ie, turn-taking)
between a therapist and five children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during dolphin …

In order to evaluate evidence for the social–cognitive theory of joint attention, we examined
relations between initiation of and response to joint attention at 12 and 18 months of age …

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulties in communication with
others, which may derive from limitations in their understanding of pragmatic language. In …

Deficits in social communication, particularly pragmatic language, are characteristic of
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Speech disfluencies may serve pragmatic …

Keeping in mind that traditional tests were largely insensitive to pragmatic impairment,
Bishop (2003) created a second version of the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC-2) …