Revisiting the simplification of adult language input in the context of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: A commentary.
Kyle M Frost, Brooke Ingersoll, Courtney E Venker
PMID 35983824WHAT IT FOUND
This commentary argues that heavily simplifying speech to autistic children may be counterproductive, citing evidence that natural, grammatical input supports better language processing.
It calls for research to test this but offers no clinical data or recommendations to change current practice.
What this paper is
This is a commentary discussing the theoretical basis for simplifying adult language input in Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) for autistic children. It reviews existing literature and proposes future research directions but reports no new patient data, no experimental results, and no clinical outcomes. There are no findings here to change your practice on.
Declared interests
The work was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.