How does communication breakdown occur in Autism
Autistic children have a problem while communicating with others.But, it is still unclear why this happens.The important question is Are poor social skills are associated with Autism or do autistic children suffer from special linguistic disorders??
Researchers at MIT have found that the children suffering from Autism generally find it difficult to understand some of the grammar.The children suffered from Autism were unable to understand reflexive pronouns.This tells us that the children suffering from Autism indeed may suffer from a biological disorder.
In order to find out the reason behind this, they first considered the learning stages in children.Researchers believe that the creation of a timeline will help them in understanding the learning stages of autistic children.Until recently they found that the learning stages of autistic children will be different from that of a typical child.The inability to understand some grammatical constructions has led to better understanding of those children suffering from Autism.
In a new study, the researchers found that the ability to understand certain grammatical rule known as binding was necessary to decipher the meaning of reflexive pronouns.For example,"My brother was pointing to himself," the word himself refers to my brother and not me.
A typical child will be able to understand this at the age of 4.But, the autistic teenagers were unable to differentiate it.The study says that they are affected more than those suffering from Williams Syndrome.The ones suffering from Williams Syndrome had low IQ's, but they were good at verbal communications.
On conducting few more tests researchers were able to find that the Autistic children fared well at the linguistic tasks.
Researchers at MIT have found that the children suffering from Autism generally find it difficult to understand some of the grammar.The children suffered from Autism were unable to understand reflexive pronouns.This tells us that the children suffering from Autism indeed may suffer from a biological disorder.
In a new study, the researchers found that the ability to understand certain grammatical rule known as binding was necessary to decipher the meaning of reflexive pronouns.For example,"My brother was pointing to himself," the word himself refers to my brother and not me.
A typical child will be able to understand this at the age of 4.But, the autistic teenagers were unable to differentiate it.The study says that they are affected more than those suffering from Williams Syndrome.The ones suffering from Williams Syndrome had low IQ's, but they were good at verbal communications.
On conducting few more tests researchers were able to find that the Autistic children fared well at the linguistic tasks.
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