Effects of Bilingualism on Executive Function of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) commonly experience executive function (EF) impairments that impact daily life and academics. While bilingualism has generally been associated with cognitive advantages in typically developing (TD) children, its relationship with EF in children with NDDs remains unclear and represents a critical knowledge gap for families and clinicians considering bilingual exposure in these populations. Methods: For this scoping review, we searched PubMed, ProQuest, CogNet, PsycINFO, Scopus, ERIC, Embase, CINAHL, Linguistics Abstracts Online, and Google Scholar for studies published between database inception and December 2024, without language restrictions. We included quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies that (i

SUBMITTER: Yuen HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12468967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature