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Not all children with autism benefit from early language therapy

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A large-scale study reveals why some autistic children remain minimally verbal despite intensive ...
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Drexel Study Finds Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...
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Eye-tracking study at UAMS aims to assess language learning in autistic children

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a three-year grant to study the use of eye-tracking technology to measure "implicit word comprehension" for some ...
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What is American Sign Language (ASL)?

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...
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‘You’re here’: How studying sign language at OCC helped woman with autism excel in the classroom

Syracuse, N.Y. -- When Heather Patrick was growing up, she knew she was different. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with autism. She graduated from high school at 21, and went from one community ...
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Language learning rates in autistic children decline exponentially after age two

A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders suggests that the ability to comprehend complex language relies on a developmental window that may close significantly ...