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What is the best evidence-based support for Autistic children…

A very good starting point for comparing different supports is the Raising Children Network’s ‘Parent Guide to Therapies‘ which provides a description of the most commonly used supports in Australia, as well as a rating for research evidence, time commitment required, and cost. Research Autism, based in the UK, provides a similar service and is also well worth a look.

Even when we consider only those interventions for which there is good research evidence, we find that there is currently no single best support program which works equally well for all Autistic children. This is no doubt due in large part to the fact that the individual skills and needs of each child, and his or her family, are unique.

Dr David Trembath

Published July 2019

Read more “What is the best evidence-based support for Autistic children in relation to communication skills?” →

Echolalia and Autism

Does echolalia always indicate Autism, even when functional and age appropriate speech is present?

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The inner voice

Has any research been done to investigate the inner voice (internal monologue) in people with Asperger’s Syndrome?

Answer:

There has been quite a bit of research on inner speech with a brief summary of findings provided below, including links to some of the research publications.

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Autistic children ‘hearing voices’

A client with a child with autism reports that her son says that when he kicks and hits it is the voices in his brain telling him to do so. Is the hearing voices connected to autism? 

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Bilingual children

Can a child with autism manage using more than one language?

Answer:

At OTARC, we are very interested in exactly this question: Can Autistic children learn more than one language? If so, what can we reasonably expect for how well they will develop each language? If not, what is the best advice we can give to families where English is not the home language, or to families who use both English and another language (e.g., mum prefers to speak one language and dad prefers another)? And what is the impact on bilingual parents of attempting to use their non-native language when interacting with their Autistic child?

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