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 …

Background: Structural language anomalies or impairments in autistic spectrum disorder
(ASD) are theoretically and practically important, although underrecognised as such. This …

Sentence repetition (SRep) tasks have been shown to be very sensitive and specific in
identifying children with language impairment in monolingual populations (Conti-Ramsden …

This study investigated the effects of bilingualism on set‐shifting and working memory in
children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Bilinguals with ASD were predicted to …

Language and communication deficits characterize both autism spectrum disorder and
developmental language disorder, and the possibility of there being a common profile of …

The aim of this study was to identify potential clinical markers of specific language
impairment (SLI) in bilingual children with SLI by using the Greek version of the Multilingual …

Linguistic and cognitive abilities manifest huge heterogeneity in children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). Some children present with commensurate language and …

Although it is well recognized that reading skills vary in people with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD), reasons for this variability are not well understood. We used the simple …

Background: Sentence repetition (SR) is a reliable clinical marker of specific language
impairment (SLI). However, little is known about cognitive processes underpinning SR, or …

Background Language and communication skills are central to children's ability to engage in
social relationships and access learning experiences. This paper identifies issues which …