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Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions.
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2023 Jun; Vol. 53 (6), pp. 2232-2245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 24. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We assessed the spoken language of 73 preschool aged children on the autism spectrum receiving community-based early intervention at two time points, approximately 7 months apart. Using the Spoken Language Benchmarks, there was a small non-significant change in the proportion of children transitioning from below, to at or above, Phase 3 (word combinations). Using binomial regression, a model comprising seven of nine clinician-proposed child-related predictors explained 64% of the variance. None of the predictors were individually significant, although a large effect size (OR = 16.71) was observed for children's baseline rate of communicative acts. The findings point to substantial unmet clinical need in children with minimal verbal language, but also the relevance of clinician-proposed predictors of their spoken language outcomes.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3432
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35332402
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05511-4