The Use of Non-Verbal Repair Strategies by Children with Autism

Autor/in	Keen, Deb
Titel	The Use of Non-Verbal Repair Strategies by Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 26 (2005) 3, S.243-254 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2004.07.002
Schlagwörter	Autism; Children; Behavior Problems; Nonverbal Communication; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Change Strategies; Young Children; Videotape Recordings; Communication Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Lösungsstrategie; Frühe Kindheit; Kommunikationsbarriere
Abstract	This study examined possible links between the occurrence of prosodic changes to vocalizations and gestures and the use of problem behaviors by children with autism when attempting to repair communication breakdowns. The repair strategies of six children with autism aged 2-5 years and with fewer than 10 words or signs were analyzed. Mother-child dyads were videotaped at home interacting in naturally occurring contexts. Videotapes were analyzed and coded for communication breakdowns and repair attempts made by the child. Repairs were further analyzed according to the type of repair strategy used, changes in prosidy, and whether the repair mode involved problematic or non-problematic behavior. In most situations, this group of children attempted to repair breakdowns in communication that occurred while interacting with their mothers. Most children used both non-problematic and problematic behaviors and were less likely to use augmentations as a repair strategy than repetitions and substitutions. Some repetitions and some augmentations involved the use of gestures or vocalizations with increased emphasis or prosidy. Possible links between repair strategies involving increased prosidy and the use of problem behaviors are discussed together with the implications and significance of these finding in relation to early intervention for children with significant communication impairments. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10