Commentary published In: Epistemological issue: Bilingual Language Development in Autism
Edited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 12:1] 2022
► pp. 76–81
Commentary
Heterogeneity in bilingualism and autism
Two of a kind?
Published online: 13 December 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.21067.sch
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.21067.sch
Article outline
- What is heterogeneity?
- Heterogeneity in the input and output measures
- Heterogeneity in bilingualism
- Heterogeneity in autism
- Why does heterogeneity matter?
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