Levi (6;3 years) has autism and speaks English. You have received a referral to assess his prosody. As part of the assessment you ask him to say "cheese cake and chocolate", then "cheese, cake, and chocolate". This task is assessing:

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This task is assessing chunking, which refers to the ability to group words together in meaningful units or phrases. By asking Levi to say the phrase both continuously and with pauses, you are evaluating his ability to understand and apply natural speech patterns, which involves chunking information.

Levi (6;3 Years) Has Autism and Speaks English