Creating effective Speech and Language Therapy provision to support autistic children from multilingual families

越来越多的证据表明，提供高质量的言语和语言治疗（SalLT）可以在改善自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）单语儿童的生活质量方面发挥关键作用，但对于多语言同龄人的最佳SalLT实践存在着显著的知识缺乏。在英国，在双语已经成为常态而不是例外的时代，自闭症诊断的增加意味着这一研究差距不容忽视。这项研究旨在调查迫切需要进一步了解多语言儿童（ASD）和家庭的生活经验，并积极影响SalLT的提供。通过方法三角测量，我将调查（1）目前的盐最佳实践和证据公布的日期（2）语言和文化暴露的差异对多语言ASD儿童社会交往特征的影响（利用案例系列和游戏观察，这些观察将与关于适当的文化和社会交流做法的具体文献一起分析），（3）SALT实践者和多语家长的经验（访谈）。通过使用理论框架，强调以人为本的临床方法的重要性，以及SALT专业机构鼓励的社会健康模式，我的目标是为患有ASD的多语言儿童提供更多量身定制的评估和干预实践。

There is growing evidence that high-quality Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) provision can play a key role in improving the quality of life of monolingual children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but an outstanding dearth of knowledge exists around best SaLT practices for their multilingual peers. The combination of increased autism diagnoses in the UK in an age where bilingualism has become the norm rather than the exception means that this research gap cannot be ignored. This research seeks to investigate the urgent need to further understand the lived experience of multilingual children (with ASD) and families, and positively influence SaLT provision. Through methodological triangulation, I will investigate (1) current SaLT best practice and evidence published to date (using realistic synthesis), (2) the impact of variation in linguistic and cultural exposure on social communication featuresdisplayed by multilingual children with ASD (using case-series and play observations that will be analysed alongside specific literature on appropriate cultural and social communication practices), and (3) experiences of SaLT practitioners and multilingual parents (interviews). By using theoretical frameworks highlighting the importance of a person-basedclinical approach and social health models encouraged by the SaLT professional body, I aim to facilitate more tailoredassessment and intervention practices for multilingual children with ASD.