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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2007 | Original Paper

Communicative Competence in Parents of Children with Autism and Parents of Children with Specific Language Impairment

Auteurs: Tilla F. Ruser, Deborah Arin, Michael Dowd, Sara Putnam, Brian Winklosky, Beth Rosen-Sheidley, Joseph Piven, Bruce Tomblin, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Susan Folstein

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2007

Abstract

While the primary language deficit in autism has been thought to be pragmatic, and in specific language impairment (SLI) structural, recent research suggests phenomenological and possibly genetic overlap between the two syndromes. To compare communicative competence in parents of children with autism, SLI, and down syndrome (DS), we used a modified pragmatic rating scale (PRS-M). Videotapes of conversational interviews with 47 autism, 47 SLI, and 21 DS parents were scored blind to group membership. Autism and SLI parents had significantly lower communication abilities than DS parents. Fifteen percent of the autism and SLI parents showed severe deficits. Our results suggest that impaired communication is part of the broader autism phenotype and a broader SLI phenotype, especially among male family members.

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Titel: Communicative Competence in Parents of Children with Autism and Parents of Children with Specific Language Impairment
Auteurs: Tilla F. Ruser
Deborah Arin
Michael Dowd
Sara Putnam
Brian Winklosky
Beth Rosen-Sheidley
Joseph Piven
Bruce Tomblin
Helen Tager-Flusberg
Susan Folstein
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0274-z

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