A Combined Prosodic and Linguistic Treatment Approach for Language-Communication Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Autor/inn/en	Kuschke, Silva; Vinck, Bart; Geertsema, Salomé
Titel	A Combined Prosodic and Linguistic Treatment Approach for Language-Communication Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 6 (2016) 1, Artikel 290 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Foreign Countries; Suprasegmentals; Communication Skills; Clinical Diagnosis; Language Skills; Young Children; Listening Skills; Linguistics; Auditory Stimuli; Pragmatics; Interpersonal Relationship; Speech Therapy; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Ausland; Kommunikationsstil; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Frühe Kindheit; Linguistik; Auditive Stimulation; Pragmalinguistik; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This study aimed to determine whether the use of prosodically varied speech within a traditional language therapy framework had any effect on the listening skills, pragmatic skills and social interaction behaviour of three children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A single participant multiple baseline design across behaviours was implemented. Three participants with ASD were selected for this research. The listening skills, pragmatic skills and social interaction behaviour of the participants were compared before treatment, after a 3-week period of treatment and after a 2-week withdrawal period from treatment, utilising prosodically varied speech within a traditional language therapy approach. Statistical significance was not calculated for each individual due to the limited data, but visual inspection indicated that all the participants showed positive behavioural changes in performance across all areas after 3 weeks of treatment, independent of their pre-treatment performance level. The use of prosodically varied speech within a traditional language therapy framework appears to be a viable form of treatment for children with ASD. (As Provided).
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