Symbolic Communication Forms in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Braddock, Barbara A.; Armbrecht, Eric S.
Titel	Symbolic Communication Forms in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 37 (2016) 2, S.67-76 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740114558255
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Young Children; Communication Disorders; Imitation; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Nonparametric Statistics; Nonverbal Communication; Symbolic Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Frühe Kindheit; Kommunikationsstörung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Symbolsprache
Abstract	The aim of this study was to examine how early symbolic forms (and their associated communicative functions) are related to change in communication among a sample of 12 young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who produced two or fewer spoken words ("M" age = 28.75 months; 11 male, 1 female). Parents reported on children's symbolic communication forms for 10 communicative functions at baseline and follow-up. Results indicated that on average reported symbolic forms changed over the 8-week period. Relative to children assigned to the nontrained symbol group, children assigned to the trained symbol group were significantly more likely to add a new symbolic form by follow-up. Contrary to authors' initial hypothesis, early gesture production at enrollment was not related to communication change. These findings provide information into the use of parent-report measurement to describe symbolic forms in young children with communication disability and highlight imitation as a frequently reported communicative function. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01