Quebec is one of the areas of the world where bilingualism is very important. No doubt it is a top priority for most English-speaking parents that their children become proficient in French, in order to optimize their future opportunities in this province. Obviously, this holds true for children with special needs, when at all possible.
However, many parents have worried that attempts to teach two languages may be confusing, or have other undesirable effects.
Some studies in the past that have concluded that many special needs have not been found to be detrimental to a child's ability to succeed in learning a second language.
A new study that some families from the South Shore participated in was called Home Language Study, funded by Autism Speaks and conducted by co-investigators C. Hambly and Dr. E. Fombonne.
There are no findings as yet posted on the website, but there is an informative page of FAQs that could be of interest to many.
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