The Effects of PROsyntax in Children with Developmental Language Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
The findings provide preliminary evidence supporting the effects of PROsyntax in improving expressive and receptive syntactic skills in preschool-age children with ASD or DLD. These findings have important implications for clinical practice, suggesting that explicit interventions can yield significant gains in preschool-age children with syntactic impairment. However, the nonrandomized design, small sample size, and absence of long-term follow-up limit the generalizability of results. Further research is needed to confirm these effects and explore differential responses across diagnostic groups.
Authors
- Pedro Sá‐Couto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5673-8683)
- Marisa Lousada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0326-0257)
- Alexandrina Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7402-2531)
- Tatiana Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-7416)
- M.C. Azevedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3300-5559)
Institutions
- Center for Applied Linguistics (US)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Healthwise (US)
- University of Aveiro (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Autism & Developmental Language Impairments
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415251350586
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44
Funders
- Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia