Speech Abilities in a Heterogeneous Group of Children With Autism

Author:

Broome Kate1ORCID,McCabe Patricia12ORCID,Docking Kimberley1ORCID,Doble Maree1ORCID,Carrigg Bronwyn34ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Speech Pathology, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

2. South West Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

3. Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

4. Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to provide detailed descriptive information about the speech of a heterogeneous cohort of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to explore whether subgroups exist based on this detailed speech data. High rates of delayed and disordered speech in both low-verbal and high-functioning children with ASD have been reported. There is limited information regarding the speech abilities of young children across a range of functional levels. Method: Participants were 23 children aged 2;0–6;11 (years;months) with a diagnosis of ASD. Comprehensive speech and language assessments were administered. Independent and relational speech analyses were conducted from single-word naming tasks and spontaneous speech samples. Hierarchical clustering based on language, nonverbal communication, and spontaneous speech descriptive data was completed. Results: Independent and relational speech analyses are reported. These variables are used in the cluster analyses, which identified three distinct subgroups: (a) children with high language and high speech ability ( n = 10), (b) children with low expressive language and low speech ability but higher receptive language and use of gestures ( n = 3), and (c) children with low language and low speech development ( n = 10). Conclusions: This is the first study to provide detailed descriptive speech data of a heterogeneous cohort of children with ASD and use this information to statistically explore potential subgroups. Clustering suggests a small number of children present with low levels of speech and expressive language in the presence of better receptive language and gestures. This communication profile warrants further exploration. Replicating these findings with a larger cohort of children is needed. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.16906978

Publisher

American Speech Language Hearing Association

Subject

Speech and Hearing,Linguistics and Language,Language and Linguistics

Reference67 articles.

1. Data-Driven Classification of Dysarthria Profiles in Children With Cerebral Palsy

2. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).

3. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

4. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2007). Childhood apraxia of speech [Position statement] . https://www.asha.org/policy/ps2007-00277/

5. Baker, E. (2013). Polysyllable Preschool Test. Author.

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3