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Exploring Communication Ability in Individuals with Angelman Syndrome: Findings from Qualitative Interviews with Caregivers
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Zigler, Christina K.; Lucas, Nicole; McFatrich, Molly; Gordon, Kelly L.; Jones, Harrison N.; Berent, Allyson; Panagoulias, Jennifer; Evans, Paula; Reeve, Bryce B. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Communication deficits have a substantial impact on quality of life for individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS) and their families, but limited qualitative work exists to support the necessary content of measures aiming to assess communication for these individuals. Following best practices for concept elicitation studies, we conducted individual…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Communication Skills, Caregivers, Children
Exploring Expressive Communication Skills in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome
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Cook, Alexandria; Quinn, Emily D.; Rowland, Charity – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Individuals with a comorbid diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been found to exhibit greater deficits in expressive communication than individuals with DS only. We hypothesized that individuals with a comorbid diagnosis (n = 430) would have significantly lower Communication Matrix scores and specifically social…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Comorbidity, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Stability of Vocal Variables Measured during the Early Communication Indicator for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McDaniel, Jena; Yoder, Paul; Estes, Annette; Rogers, Sally J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
The Early Communication Indicator (ECI) was designed to measure expressive communication progress in young children. We evaluated using the 6-min ECI procedure for a new purpose--a sampling context for stable measures of vocal development of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We evaluated how many ECI sessions were required to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Expressive Language
Measuring Change in the Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the Communication Complexity Scale
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Brady, Nancy C.; Romine, Rebecca E. Swinburne; Holbrook, Alison; Fleming, Kandace K.; Kasari, Connie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Changes in minimal verbal communication by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were measured with the Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) and other communication assessments. The CCS measures complexity of preverbal and beginning verbal communication used to communicate behavior regulation and joint attention. The purpose was to…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Verbal Communication