A Systematic Review of Interventions for Echolalia in Autistic Children

Autor/inn/en	Blackburn, Catherine; Tueres, Martina; Sandanayake, Niki; Roberts, Jacqueline; Sutherland, Rebecca
Titel	A Systematic Review of Interventions for Echolalia in Autistic Children
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 58 (2023) 6, S.1977-1993 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sutherland, Rebecca)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12931
Schlagwörter	Children; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Repetition; Speech Impairments; Intervention; Response to Intervention; Incidence; Measurement Techniques; Administration; Definitions; Research Methodology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Autism; Autismus; Wiederholung; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Vorkommen; Messtechnik; Verwaltung; Begriffsbestimmung; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Introduction: Echolalia, the repetition of others' speech, is a common observation in autistic people. Research has established that echolalia is functional and meaningful for many; however, some clinicians and researchers continue to characterise it as pathological and in need of reduction. The aim of this systematic review was to understand the range and impact of interventions for echolalia in autistic children. Method: A systematic search was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 15 studies met predetermined inclusion criteria. Screening, data extraction and quality rating using the Scientific Merit Rating Scale (SMRS) were performed in duplicate. Results: Ten interventions across 15 papers were found. Results indicated that interventions generally decreased levels of echolalia. However, there were considerable inconsistencies in the definitions and conceptualisations of echolalia, administration, generalisation techniques and the measures used. The quality of the studies was very low. Conclusion: Interventions for echolalia vary widely in terms of administration and measurement. There is limited consensus on the definition of echolalia among the reviewed studies, and no evidence that echolalia is recognised as functional or meaningful to the autistic children. Further, the lack of methodological rigour makes it difficult to draw clinical conclusions about the interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01