Speech Abilities in a Heterogeneous Group of Children With Autism

Autor/inn/en	Broome, Kate; McCabe, Patricia; Docking, Kimberley; Doble, Maree; Carrigg, Bronwyn
Titel	Speech Abilities in a Heterogeneous Group of Children With Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 12, S.4599-4613 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Broome, Kate) ORCID (McCabe, Patricia) ORCID (Docking, Kimberley) ORCID (Doble, Maree) ORCID (Carrigg, Bronwyn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Speech Communication; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Language Skills; Speech Skills; Receptive Language; Expressive Language; Nonverbal Communication; Speech Impairments; Australia; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Preschool Language Scale; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: This study aimed to provide detailed descriptive information about the speech of a heterogeneous cohort of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to explore whether subgroups exist based on this detailed speech data. High rates of delayed and disordered speech in both low-verbal and high-functioning children with ASD have been reported. There is limited information regarding the speech abilities of young children across a range of functional levels. Method: Participants were 23 children aged 2;0-6;11 (years;months) with a diagnosis of ASD. Comprehensive speech and language assessments were administered. Independent and relational speech analyses were conducted from single-word naming tasks and spontaneous speech samples. Hierarchical clustering based on language, nonverbal communication, and spontaneous speech descriptive data was completed. Results: Independent and relational speech analyses are reported. These variables are used in the cluster analyses, which identified three distinct subgroups: (a) children with high language and high speech ability (n = 10), (b) children with low expressive language and low speech ability but higher receptive language and use of gestures (n = 3), and (c) children with low language and low speech development (n = 10). Conclusions: This is the first study to provide detailed descriptive speech data of a heterogeneous cohort of children with ASD and use this information to statistically explore potential subgroups. Clustering suggests a small number of children present with low levels of speech and expressive language in the presence of better receptive language and gestures. This communication profile warrants further exploration. Replicating these findings with a larger cohort of children is needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01