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Luyster, Rhiannon J.; Zane, Emily; Wisman Weil, Lisa – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and aims: Autism has long been characterized by a range of spoken language features, including, for instance: the tendency to repeat words and phrases, the use of invented words, and "pedantic" language. These observations have been the source of considerable disagreement in both the theoretical and applied realms. Despite…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Oral Language, Repetition, Communication Disorders
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Prutting, Carol A.; Kirchner, Diane M. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1987
A study was conducted to test the utility of a protocol, consisting of 30 pragmatic parameters of language, to evaluate conversational speech from 157 subjects in six diagnostic groups. Four distinct profiles emerged separating the diagnostic groups within which differences in the distribution of pragmatic deficits were identified. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Disorders