Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
11-3-2009
Abstract
Speech-language pathologists play a critical role in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) because communication deficits are a primary component of both the diagnostic criteria and the focus of educational services for children with these conditions. Children with ASD almost always are delayed in speech acquisition (Tager-Flusberg, Paul, & Lord, 2005), as well as in other areas of communication. Lack of speech is often the most obvious symptom and greatest cause for concern of parents of toddlers who are eventually diagnosed with ASD, even though closer observation usually reveals additional problems.
DOI
10.1044/leader.FTR6.14142009.10
Recommended Citation
Paul, R. (2009). Talk to me: Issues in acquiring spoken language for young children with autism spectrum disorders. ASHA Leader, 14(14), 10-13.
Publication
ASHA Leader
Volume
14
Issue
14
Publisher
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Pages
10-13
