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Wright, Bridget M.; Benigno, Joann P.; Boster, Jamie B.; McCarthy, John W.; Coologhan, Bridget K. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
Thirty-one children with and without autism spectrum disorder were asked to draw the meaning of 10 basic concepts. Following each drawing, children explained their drawing to the experimenter. Transcripts of the drawing task were coded for children's use of personal pronouns and internal state terms. Children's use of on- and off-task comments…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Expressive Language, Freehand Drawing
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Schorr, Efrat A.; Roth, Froma P.; Fox, Nathan A. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
This study explored the language skills of children with cochlear implants (CIs) compared to normal hearing (NH) peers. Standardized speech and language measures, including speech articulation, receptive and expressive vocabulary, syntax and morphology, and metalinguistics, were administered to 39 congenitally deaf children, ages 5 to 14, and a…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Metalinguistics, Syntax, Deafness
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Kim, Okmi H.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2000
Language characteristics of 11 children (ages 6-8) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 11 typically developing children were compared for semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic language skills. Findings indicated no differences on receptive vocabulary, but children with ADHD performed worse on tests of expressive speech and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Expressive Language