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Linh N. H. Pham; Adrian KC Lee; Annette Estes; Stephen Dager; Susan J. Hemingway; John C. Thorne; Bonnie K. Lau – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Narrative discourse, or storytelling, is used in daily conversation and requires higher-level language and social communication skills that are not always captured by standardised assessments of language. Many autistic individuals and individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have difficulties with both social…
Descriptors: Narration, Story Telling, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Kippin, Natalie R.; Leitão, Suze; Watkins, Rochelle; Finlay-Jones, Amy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Speech Communication, Writing Skills, Adolescents
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Thorne, John C.; Coggins, Truman – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) include the range of disabilities that occur in children exposed to alcohol during pregnancy, with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) on the severe end of the spectrum. Clinical research has documented a range of cognitive, social, and communication deficits in FASD and it indicates the need for…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Children, Diagnostic Tests, Speech Communication