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Bootsma, Jael N.; Stadskleiv, Kristine; Phoenix, Michelle; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M.; Gorter, Jan Willem; McCauley, Dayle; Fiske, Sara; Campbell, Fiona; Crews, Natasha; Cunningham, Barbara Jane – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
This study assessed implementation of the Computer-based Instrument for Low-motor Language Testing (C-BiLLT). The C-BiLLT is an accessible language comprehension assessment tool originally developed for children with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs. The purpose of the current study was to understand the clinical contexts in which…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Computer Assisted Testing
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Lindenschot, Marieke; de Groot, Imelda J. M.; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; Steultjens, Esther M. J.; Koene, Saskia; Graff, Maud J. L. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2022
In pediatric health care there is increasing attention for a child-centered approach, also referred to as personalized care (Coyne, Hallstrom, & Soderback, 2016). In this care it is essential to assess personal relevant functioning, hence, to explore which activities are important for a child and to assess the quality of performance of these…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Communication Disorders, Multiple Disabilities
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Vaillant, Emma; Oostrom, Kim J.; Beckerman, Heleen; Vermeulen, Jeroen R.; Buizer, Annemieke I.; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe functional communication skills in children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Language Skills
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Ingrid Singer; Ellen Gerrits; Jan Willem Gorter; Margreet Luinge – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2024
Children with developmental language disorders (DLDs) may experience barriers to communicative participation. Communicative participation is defined as 'participation in life situations in which knowledge, information, ideas or feelings are exchanged'. Barriers experienced in communicative participation cannot be explained by language competence…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Attitudes
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Bruneel, Laura; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Van Gaever, Ellen; Van Lierde, Kristiane – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different speech therapy approaches, a traditional motor-phonetic approach and a linguistic-phonological approach, on the speech and health-related quality of life in Dutch-speaking children with a cleft palate with or without a cleft lip (CP ± L) between 4 and 12 years old.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Congenital Impairments, Patients
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Wulffaert, Josette; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A.; Scholte, Evert M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
According to the major classification systems it is not possible to diagnose a comorbid autistic disorder in persons with Rett syndrome. However, this is a controversial issue, and given the level of functioning of persons with Rett syndrome, the autistic disorder is expected to be present in a comparable proportion as in people with the same…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Communication Disorders
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Palmen, Annemiek; Didden, Robert; Arts, Marieke – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Small-group training consisting of feedback and self-management was effective in improving question-asking skills during tutorial conversations in nine high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Training was implemented in a therapy room and lasted 6 weeks. Sessions were conducted once a week and lasted about an hour.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Autism, Adolescents, Feedback (Response)
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de Bruin, Esther I.; Verheij, Fop; Ferdinand, Robert F. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
VIQ-PIQ differences have been studied in children with autism and Asperger syndrome but have not been studied in a separate group of children with PDD-NO, although, PDD-NOS has a much higher prevalence rate than autism and deficits in communication and social interaction are severe. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) was…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Communication Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship