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Carleton University\u00a0Cognitive Science<\/a>\u00a0researcher\u00a0Olessia Jouravlev\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0team is challenging this conventional thinking by exploring whether bilingualism may actually enhance communication among people with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Listen to Olessia’s interview on CBC: \u00a0https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-193-fresh-air\/clip\/16198023-new-research-bilingualism-autism?onboarding=false<\/a><\/p>\n

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