Communication in autism

by Arciuli, Joanne Brock, Jon, (Jonathan Peter)

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Autism is among the most severe, prevalent and heritable of all neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the factors causing autism are still unclear. Language difficulties are at the core of autism, and any aetiological theory must incorporate a plausible explanation of this symptom. The development of cerebral lateralisation has long been theorised to be associated with language impairment. This chapter reviews the empirical evidence linking cerebral lateralisation and language impairment in bo…

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Full title :Communication in autism / edited by Joanne Arciuli, University of Sydney, Jon Brock, Macquarie University.

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Publication Date:©2014

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Publisher(s):John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of Publication:Amsterdam/Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

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Description:1 online resource (275 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9789027270320, 9027270325, 9789027244000, 9027244006
oclc:ocn893332974
LC Classification:RC553.A88
Dewey Decimal:616.85882

An introduction to communication in autism -- Prelinguistic communication -- Facilitating emergent verbal repertoires in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders -- Echolalia and language development in children with autism -- Do autism spectrum disorders and specific language impairment have a shared aetiology? -- Prosody and autism -- Reading for sound and reading for meaning in autism -- Language and literacy subtypes in young children with a high functioning autism spectrum disorder -- The use of narrative in studying communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Using conversational structure as an interactional resource -- Atypical cerebral lateralisation and language impairment in autism.

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Autism in children -- Complications Autisme infantile -- Complications et s… Autistic children -- Language Autistic children -- Means of communica… Autistic Disorder Autistic Disorder -- complications Autistic Disorder -- therapy Child Children children (people by age group) Communication Disorders -- therapy Communicative disorders in children -- … Enfants Enfants autistes -- Moyens de communica… HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases Language Disorders -- etiology Language Disorders -- therapy Language disorders in children -- Treat… Language Therapy -- methods MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine