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Investigation of language and communication characteristics in autism

Otizmde dil ve iletişim özelliklerinin incelenmesi

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Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between frequencies of noncommunicative, unintelligible words and babbling vocalizations among the two groups.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Impairments in language are among the core features of autism.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: The participants comprised 43 children with autism, and 45 children with mental retardation between ages 4-15 who attended special education schools.
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Conclusion & Impact:Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between frequencies of noncommunicative, unintelligible words and babbling vocalizations among the two groups.
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Objective: Impairments in language are among the core features of autism. However, findings on the language deficits of autistic children have been contradictory. Furthermore less is known about the language profiles of Turkish speaking children with autism. The aim of the present study was to investigate language characteristics of children with autism and relationship between their receptive and expressive language skills in comparison to children with mental retardation. Method: The participants comprised 43 children with autism, and 45 children with mental retardation between ages 4-15 who attended special education schools. Data was collected by Sample of Verbal Behavior and Educational Assessment subtests of ASIEP-II. Results: The results showed that there were significant differences between frequencies of noncommunicative, unintelligible words and babbling vocalizations among the two groups. Autism group had significantly more uncommunicative, unintelligible and babbling utterances than the comparison group. On the other hand mental retardated group used more words than the autism group. It was found that receptive language abilities were better than expressive language abilities for both groups. Relationship between receptive and expressive language abilities of the autism group was similar to the control group. Discussion: The results support that children with autism show impairments of language abilities. Further research is recommended to replicate and extend these findings.

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Amaç: Dil gelişimindeki bozulma otizmin temel özelliklerindendir. Fakat otizmi olan çocukların dil yetersizlikleriyle ilgili bulgular çelişkilidir. Dahası Türkçe konuşan otizm tanısı konmuş çocukların dil profilleri hakkında çok az bilgi vardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı otizm tanısı konmuş olan çocukların dil özelliklerini ve alıcı dil ile ifade dili becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi zeka geriliği olan çocuklarla karşılaştırarak incelemektir. Yöntem: Örneklem, özel eğitim kurumlarında eğitim gören, 4-15 yaşlarındaki zeka geriliği tanısı konmuş 45 ve otizm tanısı konmuş 43 çocuktan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verisi, ASIEP-II'nin Sözel Davranış Örneği ve Eğitimsel Değerlendirme alt testleri kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar: Sonuçlar iki grup arasında iletişimsel olmayan, anlaşılmaz, kelime ve heceleme ifadelerinin frekansı açısından anlamlı bir farklılaşma olduğunu göstermiştir. Otizm grubunun iletişimsel olmayan, anlaşılmaz ve heceleme ifadeleri karşılaştırma grubundan anlamlı biçimde daha fazladır. Öte yandan zeka geriliği grubu otizm grubundan daha fazla kelime kullanmıştır. Alıcı dil becerilerinin her iki grupta da ifade dili becerilerinden daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Otizm grubunda gözlenen iki dil becerisi arasındaki ilişki zeka geriliği grubundakine benzerdir. Tartışma: Sonuçlar otizm tanısı konmuş çocukların dil becerilerinde bozulma olduğunu desteklemektedir. İlerideki çalışmalarda araştırmanın tekrarlanması ve sonuçların genişletilmesi önerilmektedir.

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SÜTCÜ, G. S. T., ACI, A. A., IRMAK, T. Y., SEVİ, O. M., SEVİ, E. S., ÖZMEN, L. Z., ŞENGÜN, E. (2008). Investigation of language and communication characteristics in autism. Çocuk ve Gençlik Ruh Sağlığı Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 3, 139–148. https://ajindex.com/articles/161590

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