Autism Therapy: receptive language

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Change in Autism Classification with Early Intervention: Predictors and Outcomes
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Itzchak, EB, and Zachor DA, published in 2009, summarized Sep 14, 2010

Children with autism who have decent receptive language skills are most likely to improve with early intervention.

This study looked at a wide range of factors that might result in a change in autism diagnosis after intervention. The study focused on groups of children whose autism changed or stayed stable after intervention. They then looked to see what types of children were most likely to change their autism status. They found that the child’s age, level of skills, and parents’ ages were not linked to changes in autism status. The authors found that those children who were improved post-intervention improved in both verbal and visual skills.


Parent-based Sleep Education Workshops in Autism
Journal of Child Neurology, by Reed, HE, McGrew SG, Artibee K., and Surdkya K., published in 2009, summarized Jan 27, 2010

Educating parents about behavioral sleep strategies may improve sleep habits in their children with autism.

This study looked at whether a parent education program about sleep habits might help parents to create better habits at home. Parents of 20 children with autism (3 to 10 years old) participated in the study. Parents attended three 2-hour workshops led by 2 physicians. Parents learned about setting good daytime, bedtime, and nighttime routines. They also learned strategies for dealing with their children if they wake up in the middle of the night. One month after the last seminar, parents reported improvements in 6 out of 10 measures of their child’s sleep habits. Sleep habits improved even for children with low receptive language abilities. The authors said that a few sessions of parent education may be very helpful to parents whose children have sleep problems.


Language Outcomes of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Two Year Follow-Up
Autism Research, by Paul, R., Chawarska K., Cicchetti D., and Volkmar F., published in 2008, summarized Sep 24, 2009

Doctors who gather information about language skills in 2-year-old children may be better able to catch autism at an early age.

Researchers compared toddlers with autism (2 years old) with poor language skills to toddlers with autism with better language skills. They tested children's skills again at about 4 years of age. The children with worse language skills at 2 years old also had worse language skills at 4 years old. The children had poor skills in nonverbal and verbal language, receptive language, symbolic play, and response to joint attention. The authors said that it can be hard to diagnose autism in children less than 2 years old. These results show that language problems at 2 years of age may be early symptoms of the language difficulties seen in older children. The authors hope that language therapy at younger ages might help the children very much.


Symbolic Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
J Autism Dev Disord, by Stanley, GC, and Konstantareas MM, published in 2007, summarized Jan 25, 2008

Play therapy may help children with autism have higher IQs and learn to speak better.

Previous studies have shown that children with autism have trouble with symbolic play (play where something simple like a box can serve as a boat or a house) even if their verbal skills and IQ are ok. This study was designed to see which features of children with autism are linked to the ability to do symbolic play. The authors used data collected from 101 children between 1982 and 1992. This study found that children with lower IQs do have more trouble with symbolic play. The study also found that expressive (spoken) but not receptive (understanding) language was related to the ability to do symbolic play.


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