The Relationships of Language, Adaptive Abilities, and Nonverbal Communication Skills in Pre- and School Age Children with Autism
Date Issued
2007
Date
2007
Author(s)
Chang, Chih-Hsuan
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The objectives of the study were to investigate the relationships of non-verbal communication skills of pre- and school age children and the language and adaptive ability of school age children with autism. The total of 13 children with autism who had been assessed in 3~5 years of age on intelligent and nonverbal communication skills are re-assessed in 9~11 years in this study. The follow-up assessment used the Wechesler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R), Language Test for School Age Children- Revised (LTSC-R), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS), and Early Social Communication Scales- Revised (ESCS-R). The concurrent analysis found that responsive joint attention skills in school age children with autism were positively correlated to their Verbal Intelligent Quotient (VIQ) and directly assessed language comprehension ability. The predictive analysis, in 9 children who had preschool data available found that the initiating joint attention skills in preschool was positively correlated to communication and coping skills reported by their parents at school age. The responsive joint attention skills in preschool age were positively correlated to comprehensive and expressive ability assessed directly and indirectly, and the daily living skills directly by their parents during follow-up. The high level responsive joint attention skills in preschool age were negatively correlated with behavior problems and communication symptoms in school age children with autism. When compared with initiating joint attention, responsive joint attention in preschool age is a better predictor of outcome in school age children with autism.
Subjects
自閉症
相互注意協調能力
語言能力
適應能力
學齡前
學齡期
追蹤研究
autism
joint attention
language
adaptive ability
preschool age
school age
follow-up
Type
other
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