Measuring Change in the Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Communication Complexity Scale

Autor/inn/en	Brady, Nancy C.; Romine, Rebecca E. Swinburne; Holbrook, Alison; Fleming, Kandace K.; Kasari, Connie
Titel	Measuring Change in the Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Communication Complexity Scale
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 125 (2020) 6, S.481-492 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Communication Skills; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Verbal Communication; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Attention; Children; Young Children; Expressive Language; Behavior Modification; Communication Disorders; Measurement; Mullen Scales of Early Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstil; Autismus; Aufmerksamkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Frühe Kindheit; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Kommunikationsstörung; Messverfahren
Abstract	Changes in minimal verbal communication by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were measured with the Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) and other communication assessments. The CCS measures complexity of preverbal and beginning verbal communication used to communicate behavior regulation and joint attention. The purpose was to investigate if the CCS was responsive to changes associated with a behavioral intervention aimed at improving communication skills. Changes were detected with CCS scores, rates of initiating joint attention, and the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) Expressive Language subscale. Significant changes in CCS scores were also detected for a subgroup of participants who did not show significant changes on the MSEL Expressive Language subscale, demonstrating that CCS scores are sensitive to changes associated with a behavioral intervention. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01