Autism Tanger-Flusberg Flashcards

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NIDCD Goals

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  1. Develop measures for evaluating efficacy of interventions targeting spoken language acquisition.
  2. Define common terminology for describing levels of spoken language ability & set benchmarks for determining a child’s language level
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Measuring Expressive Language

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  1. Natural language sample
  2. Parent Report
  3. Standardized Assessment
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Phase 1

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Preverbal communication

  • Preverbal intentional communication
  • -babbling/gestures
  • 6-12 months
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Phase 2

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First Words

  • Non-imitated spontaneous single words referentially and symbolically to communicate about objects/events
  • Some speech is intelligible and incorporates most frequent consonant sounds heard in typical babble
  • Use speech in a variety of settings/functions
  • 12-18 months
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Phase 3

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Word Combinations

  • Combine words creatively to refer to objects and events
  • Serve different communication functions
  • 18-30 months
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Phase 4

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Sentences

  • Combine words into clausal structure using some morphological markers
  • Fairly large vocabulary
  • 30-48 months
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Phase 5

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Complex Language

  • rich vocabulary
  • complex grammatical structures
  • different discourse contents
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Benchmarks

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  • Evaluate whether a child meets criteria for achieving various language phases
  • measures to be incorporated in intervention studies
  • means for moitoring child’s progress in treatment
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