WORD LEARNING IN SLI AND ASD 1 Running head: WORD LEARNING IN SLI AND ASD Do children with specific language impairment and autism spectrum disorders benefit from the presence of orthography when learning new spoken words? Jessie Ricketts University of Reading and Royal Holloway, University of London Julie E. Dockrell Institute of Education, University of London Nita Patel Division of Language and Communication Science, City University Tony Charman KiŶgs College LoŶdoŶ, IŶstitute of PsLJĐhiatƌLJ, DepaƌtŵeŶt of Psychology Geoff Lindsay Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick Word count: 10228 Correspondence: Jessie Ricketts Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK Email: jessie.ricketts@rhul.ac.uk