Comparing methods for assessing receptive language skills in minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders
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Comparing methods for assessing receptive language skills in minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
This research addresses the challenges of assessing receptive language abilities in minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder by comparing several adapted measurement tools: a standardized direct assessment of receptive vocabulary (i.e. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-4); caregiver report measures including scores on the Vineland-II Communication domain and a vocabulary questionna...
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عنوان ژورنال: Autism
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1362-3613,1461-7005
DOI: 10.1177/1362361315600146