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A Study of the Pragmatic Language Impairments of Children with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Masters Dissertation

Naushin Nazifa Islam, M.A. in ELT and Applied Linguistics
East West University, Bangladesh

Abstract

This study attempts to find out the pragmatic language impairments experienced by the Bengali speaking children in with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Bangladesh. The triads of symptoms-inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity hamper their practical use of language in social interaction. Different components of discourse analysis and pragmatics have been used to identify and explore the impairments, and how they affect these children’s social functioning. Moreover, the idea of theory of mind and executive functions have been applied to find the connection between their pragmatic language impairments and social cognition deficiencies. For the empirical data, a survey was conducted with the use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. This paper concluded with some recommendations on what steps should be taken to overcome the limitations which were found during the research.

Keywords: Bengali speaking children, Pragmatic Language Impairments (PLI), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Theory of Mind (ToM), Executive Functions (EF), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), American Psychiatric Association (APA), Social cognition, Social functions.

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction

Along with the subsequent development in the field of education and language, linguists and researchers are now more concerned than ever before about the linguistic and academic needs of the special children. As the name suggests, these special children need special care which is different from the mainstream children. To become aware of their needs, we first need to explore the spheres where they face problems and complications. As for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), their principal impairment lies in the social use of language. Social use of language refers to the domain of language which deals with pragmatics or pragmatic use of language. Pragmatics is the social use of language and explains how the other aspects of language; e.g. phonology, semantic, morphology, and syntax are used in different conversational contexts (Camarata & Gibson, 1999, p.208). The nature of ADHD as described in the Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of American Psychiatric Association indicates a potential association with language impairment and particularly with pragmatic language deficits (p.83). There are predominantly three types of ADHD children: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined type (Holland & Higuera, 2015, n.p; Lange et al., 2010, p.253).

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Naushin Nazifa Islam, M.A. in ELT and Applied Linguistics
Lecturer, Department of English
East West University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
naushin203312@gmail.com
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