Which of the following children would you be most likely to think has a problem with pragmatics? Mateo, who seems to interpret and produce language literally rather than attending and responding to the speech of others
Jean, who appears to have "robotic" speech and flat affect
Alison, whose teacher tells her, "Get your snack and take it to the table" and Alison repeats, "Take it to the table"
Gavin, who has a large vocabulary and syntactic awareness
A) Mateo
B) Jean
C) Alison
D) Gavin

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Mateo's literal interpretation and production of language suggest a difficulty with pragmatics, which involves understanding and using language in social contexts.

Which of the Following Children Would You Be Most Likely