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Henry, Lucy A.; Crane, Laura; Nash, Gilly; Hobson, Zoe; Kirke-Smith, Mimi; Wilcock, Rachel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Three promising investigative interview interventions were assessed in 270 children (age 6-11 years): 71 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 199 who were typically developing (TD). Children received "Verbal Labels," "Sketch Reinstatement of Context" or "Registered Intermediary" interviews designed to improve…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Interviews
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Henry, Lucy A.; Messer, David J.; Nash, Gilly – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: A limited range of evidence suggests that children with specific language impairment (SLI) have difficulties with higher order thinking and reasoning skills (executive functioning, EF). This study involved a comprehensive investigation of EF in this population taking into account the contributions of age, nonverbal IQ and verbal…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Intelligence Quotient, Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability
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Carney, Daniel P. J.; Brown, Janice H.; Henry, Lucy A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Williams (WS) and Down (DS) syndromes are characterised by roughly opposing ability profiles. Relative verbal strengths and visuospatial difficulties have been reported in those with WS, while expressive language difficulties have been observed in individuals with DS. Few investigations into the executive function (EF) skills of these groups have…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Expressive Language, Executive Function, Down Syndrome