Previous literature has suggested that articulation
and phonological skills are a relative strength in
children with ASD (Kjelgaard & Tager-Flusberg,
2001; Rapin & Dunn, 2003). However, this conclusion
could be an underestimate of the extent to
which these children experience difficulties with
this aspect of speech and language. One possible
explanation for studies underestimating the number
of children may relate to methodology used to
identify difficulties. In large N studies, such as those
conducted by Kjelgaard and Tager-Flusberg (2001)
and Rapin et al. (2009), single word articulation tests