Bileog eolais ó Ionad Uathachas, Ollscoil Washington | Information leaflet from the University of Washington Autism Center https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/ Research from the UW Autism Center shows that bilingualism may actually provide benefits for children with ASD! It is important to remember that language development itself may occur at a similar pace between monolingual and bilingual children with ASD.

Foinse | Source: https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BilingualismASD-Handout-Final-Draft.pdf 

Dírítear ar roinnt de na saincheisteanna thíos sa bhileog | The following questions are discussed in the leaflet:

  • Will a bilingual environment hinder my child’s language development?
  • How bilingual environments can support children with ASD
  • In comparison to children with ASD who speak one language, exposure to bilingual environments does NOT …
  • Best Practices for Bilingual Families
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Tags: RSO | Special education, Uathachas | Autism