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Questioning the Validity of the Semantic-Pragmatic Syndrome Diagnosis

Louise Gagnon

Universite de Montreal, Canada

Laurent Mottron

Hopital Riviere-des-Prairies, Montreal, Canada

Yves Joanette

Universite de Montrral, Canada

The classification of developmental language disorders has recently witnessed the birth of a subsyndrome, semantic-pragmatic syndrome, used to describe the case of children with specific language and communication impairments. However, there are striking similar-ities between children with semantic-pragmatic syndrome and those with high-functioning autism on a communicative, behavioural and cognitive level. This article questions the validity of semantic-prag-matic syndrome as a diagnostic concept distinct from high-function-ding autism and, consequently, its use as a clinical entity.

Key Words: Aspergersyndrome • autism • developmentallanguagedisorders • diagnosis • semantic-pragmaticsyndrome

Autism, Vol. 1, No. 1, 37-55 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361397011006
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