Observational and Reported Measures of Language and Pragmatics in Young People with Autism: A Comparison of Respondent Data and Gender Profiles

Autor/inn/en	Sturrock, Alexandra; Marsden, Antonia; Adams, Catherine; Freed, Jenny
Titel	Observational and Reported Measures of Language and Pragmatics in Young People with Autism: A Comparison of Respondent Data and Gender Profiles
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 3, S.812-830 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sturrock, Alexandra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04288-3
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Performance Factors; Intelligence Quotient; Gender Differences; Language Skills; Pragmatics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Leistungsindikator; Intelligenzquotient; Geschlechterkonflikt; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Pragmalinguistik
Abstract	Female children with autism spectrum disorder (FwASD) and performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) over 70 were compared with male children with ASD (MwASD) and typically developing (TD) controls (age 8-11 years) using a range of language and pragmatic measures. Functional ability was assessed using clinical observations and parent, teacher and self-reports. Results were compared between measures, and with direct assessments of language and pragmatics, in order to identify potential biases. This study found that FwASD performed better than MwASD but worse than TD controls on clinical observations of pragmatic ability. FwASD also performed worst overall on a parental measure of emotions. Additionally, there were patterns of differences between clinician, parent, teacher and self- reports and direct assessments, which indicate the need for assessment data to be collected from multiple informants. Findings also have implications for the accurate identification of ASD in females and appropriate provision of support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01