Learning Language in Autism: Maternal Linguistic Input Contributes to Later Vocabulary

It is well established that children with typical development ( TYP ) exposed to more maternal linguistic input develop larger vocabularies. We know relatively little about the linguistic environment available to children with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ), and whether input contributes to their later vocabulary. Children with ASD or TYP and their mothers from English and French‐speaking families engaged in a 10 min free‐play interaction. To...