This page collects links to literature and other resources related to the intersection of neurodiversity and linguistics, with a particular focus on constructed languages (conlangs). By no means does it aim for or claim completeness – as evidenced by the fact that it is currently (almost) empty… If you were looking for my own thoughts, I appreciate that very much – these can be found under ‘Writings & Thoughts’.
Feel free to contact me by clicking here if you want to suggest any piece of writing or also media; especially regarding Conlangs & Neurodiversity, or Linguistics & Neurodiversity! Non-pathologising views are preferred, but pathologising literature is still included and logged for the sake of having a comprehensive overview.
Click on any of the following categories of resources to expand!
This is the sortable list with all Item Types and each Category.
The table can be sorted according to Item Type, which comprise: Journal Article, Book, Non-Academic Article, Chapter in Edited Book, Blog Post, Other.
The table also has a Category column reflecting the broad topic of the article, as relevant to this site: Conlangs & Neurodiversity, Conlangs, Linguistics & Neurodiversity, Linguistics, Other.
If the title of an item is underlined, you can click it to open a short comment on the resource!
| Item Type | Publication Date | Author(s) | Title | Publisher/Journal | DOI or URL | Category |
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| Journal Article | 2021 | Schreyer, Christine | Constructed Languages (Schreyer, 2021) | Annual Review of Anthropology | 10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110152 | Conlangs |
| Journal Article | 2022 | Goodall, Grant | Constructed Languages (Goodall 2022) | Annual Review of Linguistics | 10.1146/annurev-linguistics-030421 | Conlangs |
| Book | 2024 | Williams, Gemma | Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World (Williams 2024) | Pavilion Publishing | https://pavpub.com/health-and-social-care/health-autism/understanding-others-in-a-neurodiverse-world-a-radical-perspective-on-communication-and-shared-meaning?srsltid=AYCX9vIT7uCKT-DXpy6-7UO0A_JI9T9c30z90ob-EltDmZ5NYYtDtjIc | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2022 | Vogindroukas, Ioannis; Stankova, Margarita; Chelas, Evripidis-Nikolaos; Proedrou, Alexandros | Language and Speech Characteristics in Autism | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | 10.2147/NDT.S331987 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2021 | Floyd, Sammy; Jeppsen, Charlotte; Goldberg, Adele E. | Brief Report: Children on the Autism Spectrum are Challenged by Complex Word Meanings | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 10.1007/s10803-020-04687-x | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2018 | Overweg, Jessica; Hartman, Catharina A.; Hendriks, Petra | Temporarily Out of Order: Temporal Perspective Taking in Language in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder | Frontiers in Psychology | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01663 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2006 | Perkins, Michael R.; Dobbinson, Sushie; Boucher, Jill; Bol, Simone; Bloom, Paul | Lexical Knowledge and Lexical Use in Autism | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 10.1007/s10803-006-0120-3 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2004 | Roberts, Jenny A.; Rice, Mabel L.; Tager–Flusberg, Helen | Tense marking in children with autism | Applied Psycholinguistics | 10.1017/S0142716404001201 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2020 | Bochynska, Agata; Coventry, Kenny R.; Vulchanov, Valentin; Vulchanova, Mila | Tell me where it is: Selective difficulties in spatial language on the autism spectrum | Autism | 10.1177/1362361320921040 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2026 | De Saint‐Seine, Caroline; Chown, Ekaterina; Youdale, James | Autism‐friendly modern foreign language teaching in a university setting: Towards a toolkit for teaching second languages to autistic students | British Journal of Special Education | 10.1111/1467-8578.70105 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2011 | Eigsti, Inge-Marie; De Marchena, Ashley B.; Schuh, Jillian M.; Kelley, Elizabeth | Language acquisition in autism spectrum disorders: A developmental review | Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders | 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.001 | Linguistics & Neurodiversity |
| Journal Article | 2021 | Chiorean, Anca | The Vernaculars of No One, Really. the (un?)translatable Fictional Languages | Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory | 10.24193/mjcst.2021.12.08 | Conlangs |
| Journal Article | 2024 | Sokolova, Irina; Makarov, Ilya | From Esperanto to Volapük: Interpretable Graph Features for Assessing Linguistic Complexity in Constructed Languages | IEEE Access | 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3450685 | Conlangs |
| Book | 2024 | Noletto, Israel A. C. | Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature: Stylistic Explorations | Routledge | 10.4324/9781032688947 | Conlangs |
Constructed languages (conlangs) are still under-researched, but academic interest in them is growing. To my knowledge, scholarly literature on conlangs has not yet directly engaged with neurodivergence/neurodiversity, but some relevant journal articles have implications for the topic.
Click on any underlined title in the table to open a short comment on the resource, or use the DOI to get taken to the published article (which may, unfortunately, well be behind a paywall).
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Schreyer, Christine |
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2021 |
Annual Review of Anthropology |
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110152 |
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Goodall, Grant |
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2022 |
Annual Review of Linguistics |
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-030421 |
N/A |
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Williams, Gemma |
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2024 |
Pavilion Publishing |
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