Examining the cognitive overlap of language impairment in autism spectrum disorder: A psycho linguistic approach.

Abstract

This research aims at examining the relationship between language and autism spectrum disorder, the main objectives of this research are to find the causes and the impact autism spectrum disorder has on the language development and behavior of the autistic children, but also on finding solutions to cure or reduce this mental disease. The motivation behind this research is due to the fact that ASD is becoming more commun but also to help the autistic children sot hey can have a chance to live a normal life. A mixed methodology is prepared where qualitative and quantitative methods were used to help in collecting data. Therefore a questionnaire was given to 60 speech pathologists as well as the observation of four autistic children’s language and behavior were conducted at the level of the psycho pedagogical center for mentally disabled children in Bou ismail. The results revealed that ASD can be diagnosed at early age. Also, autistic children develop language slowly. Moreover, they have language impairment, communication deficiency and learning disabilities.