2.2Heterogeneity of language abilities in ASD: How to disentangle it?
2.3Pragmatics in ASD
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2.4Structural language in ASD: Some methodological considerations
2.4.1Terminology
2.5Scoping review on structural language abilities in ASD
2.5.1Search strategy, inclusion criteria and coding system
2.6Structural language abilities in monolingual children on the autism spectrum
2.6.1Articulation and phonology in children on the autism spectrum
2.6.1.1Articulatory abilities in children on the autism spectrum
2.6.1.2Phonological abilities in children on the autism spectrum
2.6.2General conclusion on articulatory and phonological abilities in children on the autism spectrum
2.6.3Morphosyntax in children on the autism spectrum
2.6.3.1Morphosyntactic abilities in children without intellectual impairment on the autism spectrum
2.6.3.1.1Studies comparing morphosyntactic abilities in autistic children without intellectual impairment and TD children
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2.6.3.1.2Studies comparing morphosyntactic abilities in children with ASD-LI and children with DLD
2.6.3.1.3Structural language in ASD: Is there an overlap with DLD?
2.6.3.1.4Studies comparing morphosyntactic abilities in ASD-LI without intellectual impairment and children with DLD
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2.6.3.2Morphosyntactic abilities in autistic children with intellectual impairment
2.6.3.2.1Morphosyntactic abilities in autistic children with and without intellectual impairment
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2.6.3.2.2Evaluation of morphosyntactic performance in studies including both autistic children with and without intellectual impairment and children with DLD
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2.6.4General conclusions on morphosyntactic abilities in children on the autism spectrum
2.7General conclusions on structural language abilities in monolingual children on the autism spectrum
Methodological tools used for evaluating structural language abilities [RQ1 and RQ3]
Profiles of language abilities in monolingual children [RQ2]
2.8Structural language abilities in bilingual children on the autism spectrum
2.8.1Introduction: What do we know about bilingualism in ASD
2.8.2Morphosyntactic abilities in bilingual children on the autism spectrum
2.8.3General conclusions on morphosyntactic abilities in bilingual children on the autism spectrum
2.8.4The case of the Savant Christopher
2.9General conclusions on structural language abilities in bilingual children on the autism spectrum
Methodological tools used for evaluating structural language abilities [RQ1 and RQ3]
Profiles of language abilities in monolingual children [RQ2]