Children with autism learn new words much like others do

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 10:10 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study has found that children with autism are capable of learning new words the same way any child would—by following someone’s gaze as they name an object. They just take longer to pick up the skill. The study, which appears in the March 2016 issue of the International Journal of Language & Communication […]

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