ABSTRACT We review studies that examined whether children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and who are from culturally and linguistically diverse communities benefit more from being exposed to one versus two or more languages. Fourteen articles fit our criteria. The findings suggest that children with ASD benefit from richer interactions with parents and teachers in their native language. These findings are inconsistent with current practitioner recommendations that advise parents of children with ASD to speak only the majority language to reduce the deficit in language development associated with ASD. In fact, the results from the review suggest that there appears to be no advantages to limiting a child with ASD to one language. Some studies indicate that promoting the use of the child’s native language along with the predominant language used at school may actually promote social language and academic growth.

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来自不同文化和语言社区的自闭症谱系障碍儿童的多种语言接触

摘要 我们回顾了一些研究，这些研究检查了被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 以及来自文化和语言多样化社区的儿童是否从接触一种语言和两种或多种语言中获益更多。十四篇文章符合我们的标准。研究结果表明，患有 ASD 的儿童受益于以母语与父母和老师进行更丰富的互动。这些发现与当前的医生建议不一致，后者建议 ASD 儿童的父母只说主流语言，以减少与 ASD 相关的语言发展缺陷。事实上，审查结果表明，将 ASD 儿童限制在一种语言上似乎没有任何好处。