2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0618-y
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Brief Report: Pragmatic Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationships to Measures of Ability and Disability

Abstract: Pragmatic language skill is regarded as an area of universal deficit in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but little is known about factors related to its development and how it in turn might contribute to skills needed to function in everyday contexts or to the expression of ASD-related symptoms. This study investigated these relationships in 37 high-functioning children with ASD. Multiple regression analyses revealed that structural language skills significantly predicted pragmatic language performance, but al… Show more

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“…Aspects of communication in ASD are very important [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] , so it is essential for teachers to know about these characteristics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Aspects of communication in ASD are very important [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] , so it is essential for teachers to know about these characteristics.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Communication has been highlighted in the literature as one of the central elements of ASD [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] frameworks, especially with regard to the pragmatic aspects of language 2,9 . This aspect is directly related to the skills of social interaction and changes in behavior 10 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em relação aos resultados terapêuticos de cada caso, o atendimento de ambos, ocorreu a partir da construção do vínculo entre terapeuta e paciente (15) . A busca por uma relação o mais simétrica possível entre a criança e o terapeuta para a construção da linguagem, a criação de situações de atenção conjunta e de jogo compartilhado (4) foram fundamentais nesse processo, além de favorecer o desenvolvimento de habilidades cognitivas.…”
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“…No Caso 1, da criança com autismo, primeiramente a ên-fase ocorreu na comunicação não-verbal (expressões faciais, utilização de gestos) e em atividades lúdicas que buscavam favorecer a inserção da criança em diferentes contextos sociais, conforme indicado por outros autores (3)(4) . No decorrer do processo e com o desenvolvimento da linguagem verbal da criança, foram inseridas estratégias que envolveram iniciativa e manutenção do diálogo, troca de turnos e desenvolvimento da narrativa (12) .…”
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