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Davidson, Meghan M.; Ellis Weismer, Susan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reading profiles characterized by higher decoding skills and lower reading comprehension. This study assessed whether this profile was apparent in young children with ASD and examined concurrent and longitudinal predictors of early reading. A discrepant profile of reading (higher alphabet and…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Ability, Prediction, Children
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Volden, Joanne; Lord, Catherine – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This study of 80 autistic (ages 6-18), mentally handicapped, and normal children found that more autistic subjects used neologisms and idiosyncratic language than age- and language-skill-matched control groups. More autistic children used words inappropriately that were neither phonologically nor conceptually related to intended English words than…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Language, Echolalia, Elementary Secondary Education