Grammatical language impairment in autism spectrum disorder: Exploring language phenotypes beyond standardized testing

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dc.creatorWittke, Kacie
dc.creatorMastergeorge, Ann M. (TTU)
dc.creatorOzonoff, Sally
dc.creatorRogers, Sally J.
dc.creatorNaigles, Letitia R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-30T14:24:26Z
dc.date.available2023-03-30T14:24:26Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description© 2017 Wittke, Mastergeorge, Ozonoff, Rogers and Naigles. cc-by
dc.description.abstractLinguistic and cognitive abilities manifest huge heterogeneity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some children present with commensurate language and cognitive abilities, while others show more variable patterns of development. Using spontaneous language samples, we investigate the presence and extent of grammatical language impairment in a heterogeneous sample of children with ASD. Findings from our sample suggest that children with ASD can be categorized into three meaningful subgroups: those with normal language, those with marked difficulty in grammatical production but relatively intact vocabulary, and those with more globally low language abilities. These findings support the use of sensitive assessment measures to evaluate language in autism, as well as the utility of within-disorder comparisons, in order to comprehensively define the various cognitive and linguistic phenotypes in this heterogeneous disorder.
dc.identifier.citationWittke, K., Mastergeorge, A.M., Ozonoff, S., Rogers, S.J., & Naigles, L.R.. 2017. Grammatical language impairment in autism spectrum disorder: Exploring language phenotypes beyond standardized testing. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(APR). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00532
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00532
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/92098
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorder
dc.subjectGrammar
dc.subjectLanguage impairment
dc.subjectLanguage samples
dc.titleGrammatical language impairment in autism spectrum disorder: Exploring language phenotypes beyond standardized testing
dc.typeArticle

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