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Direct linkMathée-Scott, Janine; Larson, Caroline; Venker, Courtney; Pomper, Ron; Edwards, Jan; Saffran, Jenny; Ellis Weismer, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
To efficiently learn new words, children use constraints such as mutual exclusivity (ME) to narrow the search for potential referents. The current study investigated the use of ME in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurotypical (NT) peers matched on nonverbal cognition. Thirty-two toddlers with ASD and 26 NT toddlers participated…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Vocabulary Development, Toddlers, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Shield, Aaron; Meier, Richard P.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
We report the first study on pronoun use by an under-studied research population, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exposed to American Sign Language from birth by their deaf parents. Personal pronouns cause difficulties for hearing children with ASD, who sometimes reverse or avoid them. Unlike speech pronouns, sign pronouns are…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Form Classes (Languages), Autism, Use Studies
