Accentuate the Negative: Grammatical Errors during Narrative Production as a Clinical Marker of Central Nervous System Abnormality in School-Aged Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Autor/in	Thorne, John C.
Titel	Accentuate the Negative: Grammatical Errors during Narrative Production as a Clinical Marker of Central Nervous System Abnormality in School-Aged Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60 (2017) 12, S.3523-3537 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/2017_JSLHR-L-17-0128
Schlagwörter	Error Analysis (Language); Error Patterns; Grammar; Neurological Impairments; Elementary School Students; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Predictor Variables; Story Telling; Accuracy; Prenatal Influences; Clinical Diagnosis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Fehlertyp; Grammatik; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Prädiktor; Pränataler Einfluss
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine (a) whether increased grammatical error rates during a standardized narrative task are a more clinically useful marker of central nervous system abnormality in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) than common measures of productivity or grammatical complexity and (b) whether combining the rate of grammatical errors with the rate of cohesive referencing errors can improve utility of a standardized narrative assessment task for FASD diagnosis. Method: The method used was retrospective analysis of narrative and clinical data from 138 children (aged 7-12 years; 69 with FASD, 69 typically developing). Narrative analysis was conducted blind to diagnosis. Measures of grammatical error, productivity and complexity, and cohesion were used independently and in combination to predict whether a story was told by a child with an FASD diagnosis. Results: Elevated grammatical error rates were more common in children with FASD, and this difference facilitated a more accurate prediction of FASD status than measures of productivity and grammatical complexity and, when combined with an accounting of cohesive referencing errors, significantly improved sensitivity to FASD over standard practice. Conclusion: Grammatical error rates during a narrative are a viable behavioral marker of the kinds of central nervous system abnormality associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, having significant potential to contribute to the FASD diagnostic process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01