Autyzm a zaburzenia komunikacji w świetle badań językoznawstwa klinicznego

Abstract

The subject of the paper is autism as a disorder studied by many specialists including clinical linguists. The basis of diagnosing autistic children is a triad of disorders stated by Wing and Gould. In the sphere of communication and language development echolalia is widely described as the most characteristic feature of autistic children’s speech. The latest research into a theory of mind joins autism with problems in the sphere of non-verbal communication (e.g. gestures) as well as difficulties in understanding and producing false or ironic statements, which proves that autistic people do not acquire pragmatics properly and the pragmatic processing is evidently disordered.