This study aims to investigate the practice patterns used by Portuguese speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with preschool-age children with pragmatic impairment and to identify the actual need(s) perceived by SLPs in this field. A total of 351 SLPs responded. The results reveal that 81.5 per cent of the respondents (n=286) reported working or had previously worked with preschool-age children with pragmatic impairment arising from autism spectrum disorder, developmental language disorder, or both. Considering the clinical practice, similarities and differences were found, many of which are due not to the inherent characteristics of each disorder but to the scarcity of research in clinical pragmatics. These results are also reflected in the needs perceived by SLPs and the degree of confidence with which they work with these children. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.

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葡萄牙语言病理学家对学龄前语用障碍儿童的当前实践：一项横断面调查

本研究旨在调查葡萄牙言语病理学家 (SLP) 对有语用障碍的学龄前儿童所使用的实践模式，并确定 SLP 在该领域所感知的实际需求。共有 351 个 SLP 做出回应。结果显示，81.5％的受访者（n = 286）表示正在或曾经与因自闭症谱系障碍、发育性语言障碍或两者兼有而导致语用障碍的学龄前儿童一起工作过。考虑到临床实践，发现了相似之处和不同之处，其中许多不是由于每种疾病的固有特征，而是由于临床语用学研究的缺乏。这些结果也反映在 SLP 所感知的需求以及他们与这些儿童一起工作的信心程度中。讨论了对临床实践的影响和未来研究的方向。