Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Do Not Develop Phrase Speech in the Preschool Years

Autor/inn/en	Norrelgen, Fritjof; Fernell, Elisabeth; Eriksson, Mats; Hedvall, Asa; Persson, Clara; Sjölin, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher; Kjellmer, Liselotte
Titel	Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Do Not Develop Phrase Speech in the Preschool Years
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 19 (2015) 8, S.934-943 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361314556782
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Preschool Children; Speech Skills; Young Children; Longitudinal Studies; Intervention; Expressive Language; Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Verbal Ability; Age Differences; Cognitive Ability; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Epilepsy; Comorbidity; Correlation; Intellectual Disability; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Rating Scales; Foreign Countries; Cognitive Development; Maturity (Individuals); Child Behavior; Statistical Analysis; Asperger Syndrome; Intelligence Quotient; Sweden; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Frühe Kindheit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Denkfähigkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Epilepsie; Korrelation; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Ausland; Kognitive Entwicklung; Reifung; Statistische Analyse; Asperger-Syndrom; Intelligenzquotient; Schweden
Abstract	There is uncertainty about the proportion of children with autism spectrum disorders who do not develop phrase speech during the preschool years. The main purpose of this study was to examine this ratio in a population-based community sample of children. The cohort consisted of 165 children (141 boys, 24 girls) with autism spectrum disorders aged 4-6?years followed longitudinally over 2?years during which time they had received intervention at a specialized autism center. In this study, data collected at the 2-year follow-up were used. Three categories of expressive language were defined: nonverbal, minimally verbal, and phrase speech. Data from the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II were used to classify expressive language. A secondary objective of the study was to analyze factors that might be linked to verbal ability, namely, child age, cognitive level, autism subtype and severity of core autism symptoms, developmental regression, epilepsy or other medical conditions, and intensity of intervention. The proportion of children who met the criteria for nonverbal, minimally verbal, and phrase speech were 15%, 10%, and 75%, respectively. The single most important factor linked to expressive language was the child's cognitive level, and all children classified as being nonverbal or minimally verbal had intellectual disability. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01