Exploring Language Profiles for Children with ADHD and Children with Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Helland, Wenche Andersen; Biringer, Eva; Helland, Turid; Heimann, Mikael
Titel	Exploring Language Profiles for Children with ADHD and Children with Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 16 (2012) 1, S.34-43 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054710378233
Schlagwörter	Nonverbal Communication; Asperger Syndrome; Profiles; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Communication Problems; Check Lists; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Language Impairments; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Asperger-Syndrom; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Ausland; Kommunikationsbarriere; Checkliste; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Norwegen
Abstract	Objective: The aims of the present study was to investigate communication impairments in a Norwegian sample of children with ADHD and children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and to explore whether children with ADHD can be differentiated from children with AS in terms of their language profiles on the Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2). Method: The CCC-2 was completed by the parents, and altogether, 77 children aged between 6 and 15 years participated in the study. Results: Communication impairments were as common in a group of children with ADHD as in a group of children with AS. Although a similar pattern appeared on most CCC-2 scales, children with ADHD and children with AS could be distinguished from each other in terms of their language profiles on the subscales assessing stereotyped language and nonverbal communication. Conclusion: Language abilities should be taken into account when standard assessments of ADHD and AS are performed and before therapies are initiated. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10