I chose to read this research article because I was curious about language deficits in one and two year old children with autism. Researchers took 37 children with autism, ages 15-25 months, and followed them for a two-year period. They focused on three main language area deficits, which are: expressive language, joint attention, and responsiveness to speech. It is no surprise that the researchers found that there was a higher rate of vocabulary growth in the children that had more verbal imitation skills, joint attention, and words at baseline. They also found that the best predictors of verbal acquisition at 3 years of age happens at 18-24 months, which were requesting, receptive language, and number of consonants the child can sound out. After the 2-year follow-up visit, the researchers found that 54% of the participants were considered to have "good" language.
After reading this article, I learned that I may see more language acquisition growth in some of the participants that may have more of the verbal language communication skills described in this study (e.g. joint attention, requesting, etc.).
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946084/
with autism spectrum disorder: a two-year follow up. National Institute of Health
Manuscript, 1(2), 97-107. doi:10.1002/aur.12.
After reading this article, I learned that I may see more language acquisition growth in some of the participants that may have more of the verbal language communication skills described in this study (e.g. joint attention, requesting, etc.).
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946084/
Reference:
Paul, R., Chawarska, K., Cicchetti, D., & Volkmar, F. (2008). Language outcomes of toddlers with autism spectrum disorder: a two-year follow up. National Institute of Health
Manuscript, 1(2), 97-107. doi:10.1002/aur.12.
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