학술논문
Clinician Proposed Predictors of Spoken Language Outcomes for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Document Type
Article
Author
Trembath, David; Sutherland, Rebecca; Caithness, Teena; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Eapen, Valsamma; Fordyce, Kathryn; Frost, Grace; Iacono, Teresa; Mahler, Nicole; Masi, Anne; Paynter, Jessica; Pye, Katherine; Reilly, Sheena; Rose, Veronica; Sievers, Stephanie; Thirumanickam, Abirami; Westerveld, Marleen; Tucker, Madonna
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Subject
*TREATMENT of autism
*CHILD behavior
*COMMUNICATION
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*EXPERIENCE
*FOCUS groups
*LANGUAGE & languages
*LEARNING
*MEDICAL practice
*SOCIAL participation
*SPEECH evaluation
*SPEECH therapists
*VERBAL behavior
*QUALITATIVE research
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*ATTITUDES of medical personnel
*CHILDREN
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ISSN
0162-3257
Abstract
Our aim was to explore insights from clinical practice that may inform efforts to understand and account for factors that predict spoken language outcomes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who use minimal verbal language. We used a qualitative design involving three focus groups with 14 speech pathologists to explore their views and experiences. Using the Framework Method of analysis, we identified 9 themes accounting for 183 different participant references to potential factors. Participants highlighted the relevance of clusters of fine-grained social, communication, and learning behaviours, including novel insights into prelinguistic vocal behaviours. The participants suggested the potential value of dynamic assessment in predicting spoken language outcomes. The findings can inform efforts to developing clinically relevant methods for predicting children's communication outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]