Mots-clés
multilingualism
autism
spectrum
disorder
International Classification of Diseases
Asperger’s syndrome
language
Comment citer
Résumé
The aim of the article is to briefly characterise autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to draw attention to the fact that a large group of ASD people (both children and adults) are exposed to second/foreign language. The goal is also to emphasise the role of scientific knowledge in the fight against popular beliefs and myths related to the negative influence of bi- and multilingualism on the ASD population. Unfortunately, such beliefs are still quite common, also among professionals. The article is comprised of a brief literature review. The majority of the literature is based on present-day studies on ASD bilinguals, although such research is scarce. Hence the article concludes that bi- or multilingualism of ASD children and adults is unavoidable; there is not enough scientific evidence on different aspects of the multilingualism of ASD people, although it is needed; available research evidence clearly shows that exposure to another language is of great importance to people with ASD as it improves, among others, the quality of their lives; there is no scientific evidence on the negative effects of cognitive load or communication problems for ASD people exposed to second/foreign language. On the contrary, it is shown that multilingualism is beneficial for ASDs.
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