Individual differences in children's pragmatic ability: A review of associations with formal language, social cognition, and executive functions

D Matthews, H Biney, K Abbot-Smith - Language Learning and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Children vary in their ability to use language in social contexts and this has important
consequences for wellbeing. We review studies that test whether individual differences in …

Autistic traits below the clinical threshold: re-examining the broader autism phenotype in the 21st century

E Sucksmith, I Roth, RA Hoekstra - Neuropsychology review, 2011 - Springer
Diagnosis, intervention and support for people with autism can be assisted by research into
the aetiology of the condition. Twin and family studies indicate that autism spectrum …

The impact of nonverbal ability on prevalence and clinical presentation of language disorder: Evidence from a population study

CF Norbury, D Gooch, C Wray, G Baird… - Journal of child …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Diagnosis of 'specific'language impairment traditionally required nonverbal IQ
to be within normal limits, often resulting in restricted access to clinical services for children …

Practitioner review: Social (pragmatic) communication disorder conceptualization, evidence and clinical implications

CF Norbury - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background DSM‐5 sees the introduction of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
(SPCD), characterized by persistent difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication …

Autism symptoms and internalizing psychopathology in girls and boys with autism spectrum disorders

M Solomon, M Miller, SL Taylor, SP Hinshaw… - Journal of autism and …, 2012 - Springer
Findings regarding phenotypic differences between boys and girls with ASD are mixed. We
compared autism and internalizing symptoms in a sample of 8-18 year-old girls (n= 20) and …

Difference or disorder? Cultural issues in understanding neurodevelopmental disorders.

CF Norbury, A Sparks - Developmental psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder and specific language
impairment, are biologically based disorders that currently rely on behaviorally defined …

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder: A research review of this new DSM-5 diagnostic category

LB Swineford, A Thurm, G Baird, AM Wetherby… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SCD) is a new diagnostic category in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). The purpose of …

Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics

R VOCABULARY - 2007 - Springer
This is a vocabulary research manual. It aims to give you the background knowledge
necessary to design rigorous and effective research studies into the behavior of L1 and L2 …

Can pre-school children learn programming and coding through guided play activities? A case study in computational thinking

V Critten, H Hagon, D Messer - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022 - Springer
Guided play activities were developed so that coding clubs could promote computational
thinking skills in preschool children. The clubs involved fifteen children aged between 2 and …

Theory of mind profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder: Adaptive/social skills and pragmatic competence

B Rosello, C Berenguer, I Baixauli, R García… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Theory of Mind (ToM) is one of the most relevant concepts in the field of social cognition,
particularly in the case of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Literature showing that …