title: Linguistic resources of individuals with Asperger syndrome.
abstract: In this paper the available literature on the communication skills of individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) is reviewed. Current issues regarding diagnosing and understanding disorders with a core social deficit are examined as well as the potential application of sociolinguistic analyses to the study of Asperger Syndrome, such as that provided from within a Systemic Functional Linguistic framework. The need for investigations that address a broader view of "language" and its use in social situations by individuals with AS as opposed to their mastery of syntactic aspects of language, will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. sclan000@student.mq.edu.au
authors.forename: Sarah C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008037:Linguistics / Q000379:methods