Language behavior and auditory processing in people with autism

Abstract

This article provides a synthetic presentation of the research conducted as part of the preparation of the doctoral thesis. It presents the phenomena investigated from the perspective of the two factors determining language and language behaviour. Neuroscience has introduced the concept of auditory processing to human reflection. It describes the pathways and ways in which the human organism reacts to sound. It is known that auditory processing has a fundamental impact on language inter-orisation. Research presents an answer to the questions of how auditory processing is shaped in people diagnosed with autism and whether possible deficiencies in this processing help to explain communication difficulties in autism. This text presents two fundamental aspects of language behaviour: auditory processing and its role in shaping language, and the coherence of the utterances constructed by people with autism. The link between the two problems was that auditory processing and the state of auditory processing determine the language system, and that autism spectrum disorders impair language acquisition and affect the comprehension of utterances, as coherence problems condition comprehension. Auditory processing activities are linked with question comprehension skills, which are considered to be an essential component of interaction skills.