Problem Statement Evidence:

"..they (students with autism) are often excluded from rich and meaningful literacy experiences."

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/autism-spectrum-disorder/articles/supporting-literacy-development-students-autism

"..reading speed and reading comprehension are more difficult for them (students with ASD)"

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1419746.pdf

"Project READ-ASD addresses the slower rates of reading progress of students with autism compared to other students, including students with learning disabilities and dyslexia."

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/06/08/uc-riverside-tests-reading-comprehension-intervention-students-middle-grades

"More than half the global population is estimated to be multilingual, yet research on autistic children who grow up in multilingual environments remains scant."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10375003/

"..children and adolescents with ASD are at risk for difficulties in the area of literacy."

https://ies.ed.gov/learn/blog/meeting-literacy-needs-students-autism-what-do-we-know-and-where-do-we-need-go

"..reading for understanding especially challenging for children on the autism spectrum, most of whom are skilled at decoding and less skilled at comprehension."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2892026/