Descriptor
| Autism | 3 |
| Receptive Language | 3 |
| Children | 2 |
| Language Skills | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Cognitive Ability | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Communication Skills | 1 |
| Discourse Analysis | 1 |
| Echolalia | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Autism and… | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 3 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedRoberts, Jacqueline M. A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study with 10 autistic children (ages 4-17) found that those children with poor receptive language skills produced significantly more echolalic utterances than those children whose receptive skills were more age-appropriate. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Echolalia, Incidence
Peer reviewedEales, Martin J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1993
Analysis of conversations of 15 adults with autism and 17 with developmental receptive language disorders in childhood indicated that the autistic adults showed greater pragmatic impairment because of their greater difficulty in forming context-relevant communicative intentions. Pragmatic impairments arising from failures in translating intentions…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedAllen, Mark H.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
This study found that a group of 20 children (ages 6-12) with autism and a group of 20 children with developmental receptive language disorder both manifested a relative sequential processing deficit. The groups did not differ significantly on overall sequential and simultaneous processing capabilities relative to their degree of language…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
