Post written by François Grosjean. All language scientists have a wow moment in their profession. Mine was when I was introduced to sign language and to the world of the Deaf. I was simply overwhelmed ...

Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum has emerged as a multifaceted area of investigation, challenging earlier assumptions that exposure to two languages might impede communicative and ...

SUTD researchers delve into the bilingual experience and its impact on children’s context-sensitive perception of trust, offering insights into how language diversity can enrich and benefit children’s ...

During a visit to the pediatrician, the nurse heard me speak with a foreign accent and told me to use only English with my child. She said speaking another language would be “confusing” and have ...

A new study shows that encouraging bilingualism at home has many cognitive benefits for children, which may be particularly helpful in kids with autism spectrum disorder. According to research ...

Choosing which languages to teach children in a multilingual family is a tough question. Chz_mhOng/Shutterstock Diagnosed with autism and delayed language development, five-year-old Jose lives with ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry provides evidence that many autistic children can ...

Children and adolescents who speak more than one language may reach adulthood with more grey matter, according to a new study. In a paper published in Brain Structure and Function, an international ...

People often say that babies are like little sponges — with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily. Yet much of the early research on language acquisition has focused on young infants ...

Shared parenting goals: Both English- and Spanish-speaking Latine caregivers aim to raise bicultural children through bilingualism and cultural value transmission. Nuanced group differences: Ethnic ...