Sound before meaning: word learning in autistic disorders. by Norbury, C, Griffiths, H, Nation, K

“…These results provide unique evidence of qualitative differences in word learning and consolidation and elucidate the different mechanisms underlying the unusual nature of autistic language.…”

Sound before meaning: word learning in autistic disorders by Norbury, C, Griffiths, H, Nation, K

“…These results provide unique evidence of qualitative differences in word learning and consolidation and elucidate the different mechanisms underlying the unusual nature of autistic language.…”

Eye-movement patterns are associated with communicative competence in autistic spectrum disorders. by Norbury, C, Brock, J, Cragg, L, Einav, S, Griffiths, H, Nation, K

“…However, increased fixations to the mouth were associated with greater communicative competence across the autistic spectrum. CONCLUSIONS: Attention to both eyes and mouths is important for language development and communicative competence. …”

Executive functions in children with communication impairments, in relation to autistic symptomatology. 1: Generativity. by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…This study suggests that difficulties in generating relevant ideas can be another cause of autistic-like communicative abnormalities.…”

Executive functions in children with communication impairments, in relation to autistic symptomatology. 1: generativity by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…This study suggests that difficulties in generating relevant ideas can be another cause of autistic-like communicative abnormalities.…”

Executive functions in children with communication impairments, in relation to autistic symptomatology. 2: response inhibition by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…Although we found evidence of inhibitory deficits, these were neither specific to autism, nor linked to particular aspects of autistic symptomatology. Rather, they appeared to be associated with poor verbal skills and inattention. …”

Executive functions in children with communication impairments, in relation to autistic symptomatology. 2: Response inhibition. by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…Although we found evidence of inhibitory deficits, these were neither specific to autism, nor linked to particular aspects of autistic symptomatology. Rather, they appeared to be associated with poor verbal skills and inattention. …”

Exploring the borderlands of autistic disorder and specific language impairment: a study using standardised diagnostic instruments. by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…Four PLI children from Study 1 and one from Study 2 met criteria for autistic disorder on both parental report (ADI-R or SCQ) and ADOS-G. …”

Exploring the borderlands of autistic disorder and specific language impairment: a study using standardised diagnostic instruments by Bishop, D, Norbury, C

“…Four PLI children from Study 1 and one from Study 2 met criteria for autistic disorder on both parental report (ADI-R or SCQ) and ADOS-G. …”

Narrative skills of children with communication impairments. by Norbury, C, Bishop, D

“…Children with specific language impairment and autistic disorder made more syntactic errors, and children with autism were significantly more likely to provide ambiguous references in the story. …”

Using a parental checklist to identify diagnostic groups in children with communication impairment: a validation of the Children's Communication Checklist--2. by Norbury, C, Nash, M, Baird, G, Bishop, D

“…CONCLUSIONS: CCC-2 provides a useful screening measure for communication impairment and can be helpful in identifying children who should be referred for more detailed assessment of possible autistic spectrum disorder. However, the present data highlight substantial overlap amongst groups with 'distinct' diagnoses. …”

Inferential processing and story recall in children with communication problems: a comparison of specific language impairment, pragmatic language impairment and high-functioning au... by Norbury, C, Bishop, D

“…An investigation is reported into the story comprehension abilities of four groups of children: those with typical specific language impairment (SLI-T), those with pragmatic language impairments who were not autistic (PLI), those with high-functioning autism (HFA) and typically developing controls. …”