Should Autistic Children Learn more than One Language?

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Explore our website to learn how bilingualism can be good for everyone. If you are a parent, you will find guides available in many languages. If you are a practitioner, we have key information here for you too.

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We are researchers at Queen Margaret University & The University of Edinburgh who work on better understanding bilingualism for autistic people. We work with autistic people and their families, practitioners and educators to make sure that our research reaches the people that need it the most.

We hope that these resources will help parents communicate with their children without being worried, and show that speaking your preferred language can only bring you closer to your children.

Does growing up with several languages confuse autistic children? Should I stop speaking my language and use English instead? Are there good things about growing up with several languages for my autistic child?