Rapid Eye-Tracking Evaluation of Language in Children and Adolescents Referred for Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Frazier, Thomas W.; Hauschild, Kathryn M.; Klingemier, Eric; Strauss, Mark S.; Hardan, Antonio Y.; Youngstrom, Eric A.
Titel	Rapid Eye-Tracking Evaluation of Language in Children and Adolescents Referred for Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 45 (2020) 3, S.222-235 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Frazier, Thomas W.) ORCID (Youngstrom, Eric A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2019.1698287
Schlagwörter	Children; Adolescents; Neurological Impairments; Evaluation Methods; Eye Movements; Receptive Language; Test Validity; Prediction; Language Impairments; Age Differences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Intellectual Disability; Expressive Language; Language Tests; Scores; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; Preschool Language Scale; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Augenbewegung; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Testvalidität; Vorhersage; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Autismus; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	Background: Language assessment is a key element of evaluations of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The present study examined the validity of a gaze-based receptive language index (RLI) in predicting language test results.Method: Participants included toddlers, pre-school, and school age children and adolescents (78.1% male; ages 1.8-17.6, M = 6.7, SD = 3.6) referred for evaluation of NDDs. A brief eye-tracking evaluation was completed that included six stimuli with 16 receptive language targets. The RLI was computed by standardising gaze metrics and averaging within and across receptive language targets. Results: The RLI had strong validity for predicting traditional language scores (r = 0.48-0.51) and sensitivity to language impairment (AUC = 0.78). Validity was maintained when controlling for potential confounding factors, including age, autism symptom severity, and eye tracking validity indicators. Conclusions: After large sample validation and scaling for clinical use, the RLI could enhance language evaluation in individuals with NDDs, including autism and intellectual disability. (As Provided).
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