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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Developmental Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1412339

Effects of Bilingual Language Exposure on Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Provisionally accepted
Sarah Philips Sarah Philips 1Amelia Yanchik Amelia Yanchik 1*Heather Jung Heather Jung 1Peter Vietze Peter Vietze 1Leah E. Lax Leah E. Lax 2
  • 1 Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, United States
  • 2 CARES, inc, Concordia, Kansas, United States

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    Research analyzing the effects of bilingual language exposure on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased in frequency. Utilizing the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Third Edition, the current study analyzed the effects of bilingual language exposure and age on language development, cognitive development, and social emotional development in toddlers with ASD. Older children demonstrated higher language scores than younger children. The interaction between ASD and bilingualism did not yield statistical significance for language, cognitive, or social emotional scores; however, the interaction between age and bilingualism was found to be significant. Age may have more of an influence on language development than ASD. Children with ASD can be raised in bilingual homes without affecting long-term development.

    Keywords: autism spactrum disorder, Language Developement, multilingual learners, bilingual language acquisition, Early Childhood

    Received: 04 Apr 2024; Accepted: 19 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Philips, Yanchik, Jung, Vietze and Lax. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Amelia Yanchik, Montclair State University, Montclair, 07043, New Jersey, United States

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