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A Literature Review on Bilingualism among Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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  • Ênio De Oliveira Department Of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Texas Christian University
Vol. 14 (2015): Noviembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/rcdf.v14i0.37612

Abstract

Speech-language pathologists (henceforth SLPs) are constantly consulted by bilingual parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (henceforth ASD) regarding their decision to adopt monolingualism or bilingualism with their children. These parents fear that dual-language exposure could contribute to additional challenges and delays in their children’s language development. Scarce literature is currently available for SLPs to guide parents of bilingual children with ASD in their decision to use one or two languages with their children. Despite the dearth of evidence on which SLPs would base their language recommendations, it is reported that they often recommend parents of bilingual children with ASD to limit the linguistic exposure of their children to only one language (most often English). The assumption in such a recommendation –which echoes the parents’ fears– is that becoming bilingual is too challenging for children with ASD; detrimental to their academic achievement; and a source of additional language and speech delays. The purpose of this review is to analyze whether –and to what extent– this recommendation is supported or disputed by the literature published in the last ten years, and to critically discuss the results of that literature.

Keywords:

bilingualism, children, autism.

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De Oliveira, Ênio. (2015). A Literature Review on Bilingualism among Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Revista Chilena De Fonoaudiología, 14, 33–44. https://doi.org/10.5354/rcdf.v14i0.37612
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