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Short-Term and Working Memory Skills in Primary School-Aged Children with Specific Language Impairment and Children with Pragmatic Language Impairment: Phonological, Linguistic and Visuo-Spatial Aspects
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Freed, Jenny; Lockton, Elaine; Adams, Catherine – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Children with specific language impairment (CwSLI) are consistently reported to have short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) difficulties. Aim: To compare STM and WM abilities in CwSLI with children with pragmatic language impairment (CwPLI). Methods & Procedures: Primary school-aged CwSLI (n = 12) and CwPLI (n = 23) were…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Children, Language Impairments, Receptive Language
Lexical Processing in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder
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Speirs, Samantha; Yelland, Greg; Rinehart, Nicole; Tonge, Bruce – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The presence or absence of clinically delayed language development prior to 3 years of age is a key, but contentious, clinical feature distinguishing autism from Asperger's disorder. The aim of this study was to examine language processing in children with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger's disorder (AD) using a task which taps lexical…
Descriptors: Priming, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Language Processing
The Social Communication Intervention Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Speech and Language Therapy for School-Age Children Who Have Pragmatic and Social Communication Problems with or without Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Adams, Catherine; Lockton, Elaine; Freed, Jenny; Gaile, Jacqueline; Earl, Gillian; McBean, Kirsty; Nash, Marysia; Green, Jonathan; Vail, Andy; Law, James – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language impairment (PLI) or social communication disorder (SCD). Some children who have PLI also show mild social impairments associated with high-functioning autism or autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Outcome Measures, Intervention, Speech Therapy
Children with Developmental Language Delay at 24 Months of Age: Results of a Diagnostic Work-Up
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Buschmann, Anke; Jooss, Bettina; Rupp, Andre; Dockter, Sonja; Blaschtikowitz, Heike; Heggen, Iris; Pietz, Joachim – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The aim of this study was to evaluate if a diagnostic work-up should be recommended for 2-year-old children with developmental language delay (LD), or if the widely chosen "wait and see" strategy is adequate. Children with LD were identified in paediatric practices during routine developmental check-ups using a German parent-report…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Early Intervention, Delayed Speech, Autism
The Use of Applied Behavioral Analysis in Teaching Children with Autism
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Leblanc, Lise; Richardson, Warnie; McIntosh, Janet – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
The "Intensive Early Intervention Program for Children with Autism" (IEIP) is a program funded by the province of Ontario. It is used to teach/treat young children who have been formally identified as having an autistic spectrum disorder. Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) services are provided to these children, aged 2 to 5 years,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Intelligence Quotient, Young Children