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Levy, Yonata; Bar-Yuda, Chanit – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The study focuses on language and cognitive abilities of siblings of the linguistically most affected children with autism (i.e. siblings of nonverbal children--SIBS-ANV). Twenty-eight SIBS-ANV (17 boys), ages 4-9 years, took part in the study. All children attended regular schools, and none had received a diagnosis of autism. Controls were 27…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Cognitive Ability, Family Environment
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Marks, Ian; Stokes, Stephanie F. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Children with word-finding difficulties manifest a high frequency of word-finding characteristics in narrative, yet word-finding interventions have concentrated on single-word treatments and outcome measures. Aims: This study measured the effectiveness of a narrative-based intervention in improving single-word picture-naming and…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Trend Analysis, Therapy