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

Publication Info. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations.
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Series Trends in language acquisition research ; v. 11
Trends in language acquisition research ; v. 11. 1569-0644
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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 both typical and atypical development, with a particular focus on the communication difficulties charac.
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Subject Autism in children -- Complications.
Autism in children.
Autistic children -- Language.
Autistic children -- Language.
Autistic children -- Means of communication.
Autistic children -- Means of communication.
Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment.
Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment.
Language disorders in children -- Treatment.
Language disorders in children -- Treatment.
Autistic Disorder -- complications.
Language Disorders -- etiology.
Language Therapy -- methods.
Autistic Disorder -- therapy.
Language Disorders -- therapy.
Child.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Arciuli, Joanne, editor.
Brock, Jon (Jonathan Peter), editor.
Other Form: Print version: Communication in autism. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014] 9789027244000 (DLC) 2014004004 (OCoLC)870200037
ISBN 9789027270320 (electronic book)
9027270325 (electronic book)
9789027244000 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9027244006 (hardback ; alkaline paper)