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Peer reviewedPeng, Fred C. C. – Language Sciences, 1988
A study evaluated how well autistic and non-autistic Japanese primary children (N=35) were able to describe the events in a five-frame cartoon. Results are discussed in terms of cognitive ability and linguistic skills. Discussion focuses on how to help autistic individuals improve their language once they have acquired its rudiments. (DJD)
Descriptors: Autism, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Ability
