A longitudinal study on language acquisition in monozygotic twins concordant for autism and hyperlexia

CONCLUSION: Our results show that hyperlexic skills can be harnessed to favor oral language development. Given the strong concordance between the twins' cognitive and behavioral phenotypes, we discuss the environmental and genetic influence that could explain their abilities.PMID:37839243 | DOI:10.1016/j.bandc.2023.106099
Source: Brain and Cognition - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research