Spoken Language Change in Children on the Autism Spectrum Receiving Community-Based Interventions
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2023
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Trembath, D.
Stainer, M.
Caithness, T.
Dissanayake, C.
Eapen, V.
Fordyce, K.
Frewer, V.
Frost, G.
Hudry, K.
Iacono, T.
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023; 53(6):2232-2245
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David Trembath, Matt Stainer, Teena Caithness, Cheryl Dissanayake, Valsamma Eapen, Kathryn Fordyce, Veronica Frewer, Grace Frost, Kristelle Hudry, Teresa Iacono, Nicole Mahler, Anne Masi, Jessica Paynter, Katherine Pye, Shannon Quan, Leanne Shellshear, Rebecca Sutherland, Stephanie Sievers, Abirami Thirumanickam, Marleen F. Westerveld, Madonna Tucker
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We assessed the spoken language of 73 preschool aged children on the autism spectrum receiving community-based early intervention at two time points, approximately 7 months apart. Using the Spoken Language Benchmarks, there was a small non-signifcant change in the proportion of children transitioning from below, to at or above, Phase 3 (word combinations). Using binomial regression, a model comprising seven of nine clinician-proposed child-related predictors explained 64% of the variance. None of the predictors were individually signifcant, although a large efect size (OR=16.71) was observed for children’s baseline rate of communicative acts. The fndings point to substantial unmet clinical need in children with minimal verbal language, but also the relevance of clinician-proposed predictors of their spoken language outcomes.
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Published June 2023
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