The focus of the second seminar will be on how language experience in the form of bilingualism in the family and school has been evaluated in recent studies on bilingualism and autism as well as bilingualism and DLD. We will focus on cognitive and linguistic effects of children with ASD or DLD growing up with two languages and consider the reasons behind possible advantages or disadvantages found in the relevant studies. A discussion of how interventions enhancing the role of language experience can compensate for specific challenges faced by children with either diagnosis.
