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- Heimann, Mikael, 1951-, et al.
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Facilitating language skills through interactive microcomputer instruction: Observations on seven children with autism
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Ingår i: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1401-5439 .- 1651-2022. ; 18:1, s. 3-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study investigates whether children with autism would benefit from using an interactive and child initiated microcomputer program (ALPHA) when learning to read and write. Previous research has demonstrated strong effects when used with deaf or multihandicapped children. In this study, six children with autism used a Swedish version of ALPHA for a period of 3 to 4 months. In addition, one autistic child used the U.S. version when learning English as a second language. The results indicate strong gains in reading and phonological skills for four of the children. One child displayed a mixed pattern and two children failed to show any improvement. It is concluded that interactive micro-computer instruction may be of help for children with autism, but that mental age, motivation, and overall interest in communication must be considered when planning such interventions.
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- Sahlén, Birgitta, et al.
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On language production in severe developmental language disorders and the concept of linguistic levels. A longitudinal study of ten children with severe development language disorders
- 1993
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Logopedics & Phoniatrics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0803-5032. ; 18:1, s. 15-28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- On the basis of a neurolinguistic assessment procedure (Holmberg and Sahlen, 1986) ten children with severe and specific developmental language disorders (DLD) were studied over a four-year period. Initially they all showed global language problems which, in the course of development, became more specific. Although there were considerable differences in the neurolinguistic profiles, some general patterns were hypothesized. The linguistic analysis revealed some speech production correlates to these patterns. The results of the segmental phonological analysis and the grammatical analysis, however, did not reflect the differences between the neurolinguistic patterns. We argue that other, more dynamic aspects of language production, i.e. sentence prosody and speech rate, may better discriminate between children with different neurolinguistic patterns. A process-oriented approach to grammatical error analysis and the concept of linguistic levels are discussed.
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- Sahlén, Birgitta, et al.
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Patterns of vulnerability of language in children with severe developmental language disorders
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Logopedics & Phoniatrics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0803-5032. ; 17:2, s. 77-85
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Language disordered children with receptive language problems have worse outcome and also more severe problems in other areas of language than children with isolated expressive problems according to “the hypothesis of hierarchical vulnerability” formulated by Bishop and Edmundson (1987). We studied ten children with specific and severe developmental language disorders (DLD) longitudinally and found that the hypothesis was tenable with regard to the predictions about outcome. We also found that among children in the phonologic-syntactic subgroup (Rapin and Allen, 1983), children with poor comprehension and poor lexical-semantic ability had the most severe problems of syntax. Phonological production at ages 5 or 6 was not correlated to phonological production at age 8. Oral motor function, however, turned out to be an important prognostic factor for phonological outcome. The present findings call for revised methodological routines and therapeutical priorities regarding children with severe DLD.
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