Should Heritage Languages Be Incorporated into Interventions for Bilingual Individuals With Neurodevelopmental Disorders? A Systematic Review
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Lim, N., O'Reilly, M. F., et al. (2019).
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(3), 887-912.
This systematic review investigates the effects of interventions using heritage languages of bilingual individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e., intellectual disabilities, communication disorders, global developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder).
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Experimental design studies
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Results indicated that interventions incorporating the heritage language in interventions tend to have more positive outcomes in bilingual individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders than interventions delivered only in the majority language. Most of the participants (80%) receiving support in their heritage language were individuals with communication disorders.
