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Peer reviewedVolden, 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
