Oromotor functioning plays a foundational role in spoken communication and feeding, two
areas of significant difficulty for many autistic individuals. However, despite years of research …

In this updated edition, Olga Bogdashina provides a theoretical foundation for
understanding communication and language impairments specific to autism. She explores …

MATERIALS AND METHODS This systematic review was designed according to the
guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis …

Background and aims Developmental motor speech impairment has been suspected, but
rarely systematically examined, in low-and minimally verbal individuals with autism …

Trajectories of expressive language development are highly heterogeneous in autism.
Yoder et al. found that parental responsiveness, child response to joint attention, child …

In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of
sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy …

We tested an intonation‐based speech treatment for minimally verbal children with autism
(auditory‐motor mapping training, AMMT) against a nonintonation–based control treatment …

Subgroups of children with different speech profiles have been described however, little is
known about the trajectories of speech development or stability of subgroups over time. This …

Background Approximately 30% of children diagnosed with autism remain minimally verbal
past age 5. Interventions are often effective in increasing spoken communication for some of …

Purpose A subset of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has speech sound
disorders, including childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). To date, virtually all speech …