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Direct linkSharaan, Shereen; MacPherson, Sarah E.; Fletcher-Watson, Sue – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
There is evidence that autistic children may have reduced executive function skills, contributing to day-to-day difficulties, but much remains unknown regarding the influence of bilingualism. We investigated its influence on sustained attention, interference control, flexible switching and working memory, in Arabic-English autistic (n = 27)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Executive Function
Iarocci, Grace; Hutchison, Sarah M.; O'Toole, Gillian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Parents and professionals are concerned that second language exposure may delay communication in children with ASD. In this study 174 youth (6-16 years) with and without ASD, exposed to a second language, were compared on executive function (EF) and functional communication (FC) with their peers without exposure. There were no significant…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
