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Kids with nonverbal autism may still understand much spoken language
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Kids with nonverbal autism may still understand much spoken language

by Dennis Thompson About a third of children with autism aren’t able to speak—but that doesn’t mean they’re unable to listen and comprehend, a new study reports. About 1 in 4 kids and teens who have autism and are minimally verbal understand significantly more language than they’re able to produce, said lead researcher Yanru Chen, a postdoctoral associate with...