On the Acquisition of Discourse among Autistic Children.

Peng, Fred C. C.

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ERIC Number: EJ384131

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Publication Date: 1988

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On the Acquisition of Discourse among Autistic Children.

Peng, Fred C. C.

Language Sciences, v10 n1 p193-224 1988

A study evaluated how well autistic and non-autistic Japanese primary children (N=35) were able to describe the events in a five-frame cartoon. Results are discussed in terms of cognitive ability and linguistic skills. Discussion focuses on how to help autistic individuals improve their language once they have acquired its rudiments. (DJD)

Descriptors: Autism, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Ability, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Japanese, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Skills, Oral Language, Skill Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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