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inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-5 (May 2022) . - p.2224-2235

Titre :	The Impact of Bilingualism on Everyday Executive Functions of English-Arabic Autistic Children: Through a Parent-Teacher Lens
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Shereen SHARAAN, Auteur ; Sarah E. MACPHERSON, Auteur ; Sue FLETCHER-WATSON, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.2224-2235
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Child, Preschool  Executive Function  Humans  Multilingualism  Parents  Autism  Cognition  Dual language  Second language exposure
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	There is evidence that autistic children may have reduced executive function skills, contributing to day-to-day difficulties, but much remains unknown regarding the influence of bilingualism. We investigated its influence on sustained attention, interference control, flexible switching and working memory, in Arabic-English autistic (n=27) and typically developing peers (n=53) children, aged 5 to 12 years old. Parents and teachers completed rating measures assessing children's daily EF abilities. Results showed generalized positive effects for bilingual autistic children relative to their monolingual peers across all EF domains, but using parent ratings only. The findings indicate that bilingualism does not negatively impact the executive function skills of autistic children, and that it might mitigate difficulties faced on a day-to-day basis.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05114-5
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[article] The Impact of Bilingualism on Everyday Executive Functions of English-Arabic Autistic Children: Through a Parent-Teacher Lens [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Shereen SHARAAN, Auteur ; Sarah E. MACPHERSON, Auteur ; Sue FLETCHER-WATSON, Auteur . - p.2224-2235.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-5 (May 2022) . - p.2224-2235

Mots-clés :	Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Child, Preschool  Executive Function  Humans  Multilingualism  Parents  Autism  Cognition  Dual language  Second language exposure
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	There is evidence that autistic children may have reduced executive function skills, contributing to day-to-day difficulties, but much remains unknown regarding the influence of bilingualism. We investigated its influence on sustained attention, interference control, flexible switching and working memory, in Arabic-English autistic (n=27) and typically developing peers (n=53) children, aged 5 to 12 years old. Parents and teachers completed rating measures assessing children's daily EF abilities. Results showed generalized positive effects for bilingual autistic children relative to their monolingual peers across all EF domains, but using parent ratings only. The findings indicate that bilingualism does not negatively impact the executive function skills of autistic children, and that it might mitigate difficulties faced on a day-to-day basis.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05114-5
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=476