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Castilla-Earls, Anny; Ronderos, Juliana; Fitton, Lisa – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a child self-report questionnaire measuring bilingual experience and self-perceptions of Spanish and English proficiency and establish preliminary evidence of validity and reliability for the questionnaire. Method: Participants included 113 Spanish-English bilingual children with and without…
Descriptors: Children, Bilingualism, Spanish, English
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Ferrara, Marika; Camia, Michela; Cecere, Valentina; Villata, Virginia; Vivenzio, Nataly; Scorza, Maristella; Padovani, Roberto – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Impairments in structural language and pragmatics are well recognized in different neurodevelopmental disorders, yet in clinical work the discrimination of children with various language difficulties into different diagnostic profile is still a major challenge. Using the CCC-2 questionnaire this study assesses and compares language competences in…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Questionnaires, Language Impairments
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Eadie, Patricia; Conway, Laura; Hallenstein, Birgit; Mensah, Fiona; McKean, Cristina; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is common in children, but little is known about its association with quality of life (QoL) in middle childhood. QoL is a complex construct, aligning with an individual's sense of well-being and is related to functional limitations associated with DLD. Biopsychosocial models of disability account…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Child Behavior, Screening Tests
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Brignell, Amanda; Williams, Katrina; Prior, Margot; Donath, Susan; Reilly, Sheena; Bavin, Edith L.; Eadie, Patricia; Morgan, Angela T. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
We compared loss and gain in communication from 1 to 2 years in children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (n = 41), language impairment (n = 110) and in children with typical language development at 7 years (n = 831). Participants were selected from a prospective population cohort study of child language (the Early Language in…
Descriptors: Infants, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Comparative Analysis
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Norbury, Courtenay Frazier; Vamvakas, George; Gooch, Debbie; Baird, Gillian; Charman, Tony; Simonoff, Emily; Pickles, Andrew – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Language development has been characterised by significant individual stability from school entry. However, the extent to which trajectories of language growth vary in children with language disorder as a function of co-occurring developmental challenges is a question of theoretical import, with implications for service provision.…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities
Rapin, Isabelle, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 11 papers on a study of the problem of specific diagnosis with children who do not communicate effectively. About 500 children with inadequate communication skills, selected as having a developmental language disorder, autism, or low IQ without autistic features, were studied by a multidisciplinary team. Data collected…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Classification