Language Abilities of Children with Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Saalasti, Satu; Lepisto, Tuulia; Toppila, Esko; Kujala, Teija; Laakso, Minna; Nieminen-von Wendt, Taina; von Wendt, Lennart; Jansson-Verkasalo, Eira
Titel	Language Abilities of Children with Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (2008) 8, S.1574-1580 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0540-3
Schlagwörter	Asperger Syndrome; Language Impairments; Receptive Language; Language Skills; Language Acquisition; Children; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Comparative Analysis; Comprehension + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asperger-Syndrom; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Intelligenzquotient; Verstehen; Verständnis
Abstract	Current diagnostic taxonomies (ICD-10, DSM-IV) emphasize normal acquisition of language in Asperger syndrome (AS). Although many linguistic sub-skills may be fairly normal in AS there are also contradictory findings. There are only few studies examining language skills of children with AS in detail. The aim of this study was to study language performance in children with AS and their age, sex and IQ matched controls. Children with AS had significantly lower scores in the subtest of Comprehension of Instructions. Results showed that although many linguistic skills may develop normally, comprehension of language may be affected in children with AS. The results suggest that receptive language processes should be studied in detail in children with AS. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10