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Book SynopsisIn recent decades, a growing number of children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition characterized by, among other features, social interaction deficits and language impairment. Yet the precise nature of the disorder’s impact on language development is not well understood, in part because of the language variability among children across the autism spectrum. The contributors to this volume — experts in fields ranging from communication disorders to developmental and clinical psychology to linguistics — use innovative techniques to address two broad questions: Is the variability of language development and use in children with ASD a function of the language, such that some linguistic domains are more vulnerable to ASD than others? Or is the variability a function of the individual, such that some characteristics predispose those with ASD to have varying levels of difficulty with language development and use? Contributors investigate these questions across linguistic levels, from lexical semantics and single-clause syntax, to computationally complex phonology and the syntax-pragmatics interface. Authors address both spoken and written domains within the wider context of language acquisition. This timely and broadly accessible volume will be of interest to a broad range of specialists, including linguists, psychologists, sociologists, behavioral neurologists, and cognitive neuroscientists.
Trade ReviewA useful primer for clinicians — beginning and seasoned, as well as educators. It fully addresses a highly disputed topic in contemporary psychology.
* New England Psychologist *
Table of Contents Contributors
Foreword
Helen Tager-Flusberg
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Perspectives on Language in ASD
Letitia R. Naigles
Chapter 1: Eye-Tracking as a Window on Language Processing in ASD
Courtenay Frazier Norbury
Chapter 2: Sentence Processing in Young Children With ASD
Edith L. Bavin and Emma K. Baker
Chapter 3: Looking Through Their Eyes: Tracking Early Language Comprehension in ASD
Letitia R. Naigles and Deborah Fein
Chapter 4: Learning Words in a Social World: Impairments Associated With ASD and Fragile X Syndrome
Andrea McDuffie, Angela John Thurman, Marie Moore Channell, and Leonard Abbeduto
Chapter 5: Parental Input to Children With ASD and Its Influence on Later Language
Aparna Nadig and Janet Bang
Chapter 6: The Effect of Computational Complexity on the Acquisition of French by Children With ASD
Laurice Tuller, Sandrine Ferré, Philippe Prévost, Marie-Anne Barthez, Joëlle Malvy, and Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault
Chapter 7: Advanced Syntax and Primary Pragmatics in Children With ASD
Vikki Janke and Alexandra Perovic
Chapter 8: Connections Among Complementation Sentences, Executive Functioning, and Theory of Mind in Autism
Stephanie Durrleman-Tame, Morgane Burnel, and Anne Reboul
Chapter 9: Language Acquisition in ASD: Beyond Standardized Language Measures
Inge-Marie Eigsti and Jillian M. Schuh
Chapter 10: Recall, Structure, and Complexity in Story Retellings by Children With ASD
Lesley Stirling, Graham Barrington, Susan Douglas, and Kerrie Delves
Chapter 11: Language Representation and Language Use in Children With Optimal Outcomes From ASD
Joyce Suh, Inge-Marie Eigsti, Allison Canfield, Christina Irvine, Elizabeth Kelley, Letitia R. Naigles, and Deborah Fein
Index
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