So many kids (and adults!) struggle with pragmatic language skills due to having autism or another learning disability. Not ...

The presence of speech patterns in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), commonly called autism, is linked to problems in social communication and social interaction that define ASD. These ...

As we navigate through our day, communication is essential, whether we are collaborating with work colleagues, gathering with friends, or interacting with family. As we communicate, we follow hundreds ...

The social language skills that people use in daily interactions with others (also called pragmatic language) may be impaired in people with lupus. A study of Italian people with lupus found that ...

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN have shown delays and difficulties in pragmatic behaviors due to insufficient exposure to common daily discourse and underlying impoverishment in all components of ...

A child with an autistic spectrum disorder does not intuitively understand the social world. Severely affected kids may have little apparent interest in people around them. Someone with mild ...

Vol. 20, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: Language Acquisition in Bilingual and Atypical Populations: Focus on Developmental Comparisons (April–June 2013), pp. 133-154 (22 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, ...