A psycholinguistic study of the linguistic behavioral problems of autistic children in primary school

Abstract

Those who have autism are suffering problems in both communication and language, nowadays the focus is on the communication difficulties that define the residents. In last 70 years, many researches appear about this topic following Kenners seminal publication. During this time the concept of autism has clear definition, has extended to include a spectrum of conditions in which the difficulties in social contact is the main feature. This leads to new effective interference strategies. There is improvement on the outcomes with more adults able to achieve lives of independence and self-sufficiency; with more reinforcement, the individuals will be able to achieve best. The studies still explain the development from birth.The problems in interaction is defined as autism, both behavioral and social interaction. Those children who are suffering from autism are less able to contact with others. Autism is called a spectrum disorder for children have a number of signs and harshness. ASD has many causes and courses that wide range in symptom severity and several associated comorbid disorders. This disease will continue to a long time. This study will explain difficulties and solutions of Autism.The current study aims to detect the common linguistic behavioral problems of autistic children in light of some variables: gender, age, place of study and the specialists. The sample consists of 4males and 4 females who attend schools special education institutions in Thi-Qar. Using the (AL- kiki, 2011) [1] scale as a model consisting of (32) items including the common behaviors of autism, There sults showed that the mast common linguistic problem