Specific language impairment, autisms spectrum disorders and social (pragmatic) communication disorders: is there overlap in language deficits? A review

Juliana Félix; Maria Emília Santos; Antonio Benitez-Burraco

doi:10.1007/s40489-022-00327-5

Specific language impairment, autisms spectrum disorders and social (pragmatic) communication disorders: is there overlap in language deficits? A review

Juliana Félix, Maria Emília Santos^*, Antonio Benitez-Burraco

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Analysing language characteristics and understanding their dynamics is the key for a successful intervention by speech and language therapists (SLT). Thus, this review aims to investigate a possible overlap in language development shared by autism spectrum disorders (ASD), specific language impairment (SLI) and social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD). The sources of this work were the PubMed, PsycInfo and SciELO databases, as well as the Scientific Open Access Repositories of Portugal. The final selection included 18 studies, focused on several linguistic areas. Results suggest that when individuals are matched according to some language or cognitive skills, they will also show similar characteristics in other language domains. Future work should be done based on spontaneous speech.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	86-106
Number of pages	21
Journal	Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-022-00327-5
Publication status	Published - Mar 2024

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorders
Comorbidity
Developmental language disorder
Language development
Social/pragmatic communication disorder
Specific language impairment

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In: Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 1, 03.2024, p. 86-106.

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