A Follow‐Up Study of High‐Functioning Autistic Children

Venter, André; Lord, Catherine; Schopler, Eric

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb00887.x

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“…Many ASD researchers agree with the finding that children with autism without speech by age 5 have a poor prognosis in terms of eventual independence. Venter, Lord, and Schopler (1992) defined the presence of fluent speech in autism as at least three-word utterances produced spontaneously, regularly, and communicatively. The presence of fluent speech in children with autism by the age of 5 has predicted adaptive skills and academic achievements in adolescence equally as well as early IQ or language tests (Venter, Lord & Schopler, 1992).…”

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“…Venter, Lord, and Schopler (1992) defined the presence of fluent speech in autism as at least three-word utterances produced spontaneously, regularly, and communicatively. The presence of fluent speech in children with autism by the age of 5 has predicted adaptive skills and academic achievements in adolescence equally as well as early IQ or language tests (Venter, Lord & Schopler, 1992). In summary, the chronological age range of 3 to 5 years appears to be a critical time for language development in children with autism (Schopler, Van Bourgondien & Bristol, 1993).…”

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Effect of "Developmental Speech and Language Training Through Music" on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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2010

Journal of Music Therapy

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of a dissertation at the University of Miami.Dissertation supervised by Professor Shannon de l'Etoile. No. of pages in text. (172) Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders demonstrate deficits in speech and language, with the most outstanding speech impairments being in comprehension, semantics, prosody, and pragmatics. Perception and production of music and speech in children with ASD appear to follow the same principles of Gestalt pattern perceptual organization. In addition, common neuroanatomical structures and similar patterns of cortical activation mediate the perception and production of speech and music. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore how the perception of musical stimuli would impact the perception and production of speech and language in children with ASD. The study examined the effect of developmental speech-language training through music on the speech production of children with ASD. The participants were 50 children with ASD, age range 3 to 5 years, who had previously been evaluated on standard tests of language and level of functioning. The children completed the pre-test, six sessions of training, and the post-test. The pre-and post-tests consisted of the Verbal Production Evaluation Scale (VPES) and measured each participant's verbal production including semantics, phonology, pragmatics, and prosody, of 36 target words. Eighteen participants completed music training, in which they watched a music video containing six songs and pictures of the 36 target words. Another group of eighteen participants completed speech training, in which they watched a speech video containing six stories and pictures of target words. Fourteen participants were randomly assigned to a no-training condition.Results of the study showed that participants in both music and speech training significantly increased their scores on the VPES from the pre-test to the post-test. Both music and speech training were effective for enhancing participants' speech production including semantics, phonology, pragmatics, and prosody. Participants who received music training made greater progress on speech production than participants who received the speech training; however, the difference was not statistically significant.Results of the study also indicated that the level of speech production was influenced by the level of functioning in children with ASD. An interaction between level of functioning and training conditions on speech production approached significance. The results indicate that both high and low functioning participants improved their speech production after receiving either music or speech training; however, low functioning participants showed a greater improvement in speech production after the music training than after the speech training. Collectively, music training was more effective for speech production in low functioning children with ASD than was speech training. The study suggests that the superior performance in speech production in children with ASD who received music training mi...

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Effect of "Developmental Speech and Language Training Through Music" on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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2010

Journal of Music Therapy

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“…Measures of adaptive functioning, such as the VABS, quantify key attributes of how a person interacts with their world and have demonstrated associations with life satisfaction in a variety of clinical populations 32, 33. Adaptive function is also an important correlate of academic achievement and employment/income independence 34, 35. Given this tangible significance for patients and families, adaptive functioning is of great importance to medical teams and caregivers facing difficult treatment‐related decisions.…”

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Post‐transplant adaptive function in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Pierpont

McCoy

King

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Ann Clin Transl Neurol

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ObjectiveHematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only treatment known to slow or halt inflammatory demyelination among boys with the cerebral form of X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD), a devastating childhood condition affecting the central nervous system. HSCT can lead to a range of adverse outcomes including fatality. Previous studies have examined the potential predictors of post‐HSCT survival and neurologic functioning. However, little is known about patients' daily‐life adaptive functional outcomes (i.e., ability to communicate, maintain social relationships, and independently execute tasks of daily living). The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to identify which patient characteristics and treatment‐related variables predict long‐term adaptive function among the survivors of HSCT for cALD.MethodsWe obtained caregiver ratings of adaptive functioning of 65 transplant survivors at an average of 4.6 years (range: 1.0–24.1 years) post‐HSCT. Using linear regression with penalized maximum likelihood estimation, we modeled the relative contribution of pre‐transplant neurocognitive test performance, MRI severity, transplant regimen, and length of time since transplant on patient adaptive functioning outcomes.ResultsHigher radiographic disease severity and poorer performance on baseline neurocognitive tests requiring fine motor skills and visual perception were associated with inferior adaptive functioning after HSCT. Use of radiation during the transplant preparative regimen also predicted poorer adaptive outcomes.InterpretationIn addition to radiological disease severity, baseline neurocognitive test performance is associated with post‐transplant adaptive functional outcomes. Neurocognitive measures may play an important role in prognostic counseling and post‐transplant treatment planning for patients considering HSCT for cALD.

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“…For example, in most longitudinal studies, early IQ scores have played a strong role in predicting independence and achievement (Howlin, Mawhood, & Rutter, 2000;Venter, Lord, & Schopler, 1992). Early social-cognitive functioning has also predicted language growth in autism (Sigman et al, 1999).…”

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Challenges in Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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A Follow‐Up Study of High‐Functioning Autistic Children

Cited by 447 publications

References 33 publications

Effect of "Developmental Speech and Language Training Through Music" on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Effect of "Developmental Speech and Language Training Through Music" on Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Post‐transplant adaptive function in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Challenges in Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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