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LeBarton, Eve Sauer; Iverson, Jana M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Nonverbal communication deficits are characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and have been reported in some later-born siblings of children with ASD (heightened-risk (HR) children). However, little work has investigated gesture as a function of language ability, which varies greatly in this population. Aims: This longitudinal…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Sibling Relationship, Nonverbal Communication
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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