Study this paper prepared for parents and teachers involved in the care of children with semantic-pragmatic difficulties.

Psychologist explores the idea of an autistic continuum and looks at how autism, Asperger's syndrome and semantic-pragmatic disorder overlap.

British researchers share study results of children with SPD. Read about differences in language structure, turn-taking and cohesion.

Learn how the diagnosis evolved, explore debates about its validity and investigate research findings related to it.

Citing cases of hyperlexic behavior in adults with damage to the right brain hemisphere, author speculates about the etiology of SPD.

Authors question whether semantic-pragmatic disorder is a condition distinct from other forms of high-functioning autism.

Disorder features delayed language development and talking in memorized phrases. It is seen as a high-functioning form of autism.