Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Montgomery, LewisChondrogianni, VickyFletcher-Watson, SueRabagliati, HughSorace, AntonellaDavis, Rachael2021-09-282021-09-282021-08-18Montgomery, L., Chondrogianni, V., Fletcher-Watson, S., Rabagliati, H., Sorace, A. and Davis, R. (2021) 'Measuring the impact of bilingualism on executive functioning via inhibitory control abilities in autistic children', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52, pp. 3560–3573.1573-34320162-3257https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05234-yhttps://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/11505Rachael Davis – ORCID: 0000-0002-3887-6003 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3887-6003One factor that may influence how executive functions develop is exposure to more than one language in childhood. This study explored the impact of bilingualism on inhibitory control in autistic (n = 38) and non-autistic children (n = 51). Bilingualism was measured on a continuum of exposure to investigate the effects of language environment on two facets of inhibitory control. Behavioural control of motor impulses was modulated positively through increased bilingual exposure, irrespective of diagnostic status, but bilingual exposure did not significantly affect inhibition involving visual attention. The results partially support the hypothesis that bilingual exposure differentially affects components of inhibitory control and provides important evidence for families that bilingualism is not detrimental to their development.3560–3573enOpen Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Executive FunctioningAutismBilingualismInhibitory ControlSecond Language ExposureCognitionArticle