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Brief Report : Unexpected Bilingualism: A Case of a Russian Child With ASD. / Zhukova, Marina A.; Talantseva, Oksana I.; An, Iuliia; Grigorenko, Elena L.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 08.07.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Brief Report
T2 - Unexpected Bilingualism: A Case of a Russian Child With ASD
AU - Zhukova, Marina A.
AU - Talantseva, Oksana I.
AU - An, Iuliia
AU - Grigorenko, Elena L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/7/8
Y1 - 2021/7/8
N2 - Some children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate unusual islets of abilities or “splinter skills” that represent relative strengths in their development. In this paper we present a clinical case of an 11-year-old Russian boy with ASD who spontaneously acquired the English language. While the child demonstrated language deficits in both English and Russian, the discrepancy between the languages was paradoxical given the lack of exposure to English language. This case study brings into question the importance of a language environment for children with ASD. Alternative pathway to language acquisition is discussed. We hypothesize that that incidental second language acquisition in children with ASD resulting from media exposure could become more frequent with the availability of the Internet.
AB - Some children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) demonstrate unusual islets of abilities or “splinter skills” that represent relative strengths in their development. In this paper we present a clinical case of an 11-year-old Russian boy with ASD who spontaneously acquired the English language. While the child demonstrated language deficits in both English and Russian, the discrepancy between the languages was paradoxical given the lack of exposure to English language. This case study brings into question the importance of a language environment for children with ASD. Alternative pathway to language acquisition is discussed. We hypothesize that that incidental second language acquisition in children with ASD resulting from media exposure could become more frequent with the availability of the Internet.
KW - ASD
KW - Bilingualism
KW - Incidental language acquisition
KW - Splinter skills
KW - LANGUAGE
KW - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
KW - ARACHNOID CYST
KW - MEDIA
KW - YOUNG-CHILDREN
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-021-05161-y
DO - 10.1007/s10803-021-05161-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85109821461
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
ER -
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