Language in Low-Functioning Children with Autistic Disorder: Differences Between Receptive and Expressive Skills and Concurrent Predictors of Language

• DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1476-1
• Publication Date: 2012-02-20T16:59:46Z
• Authors: Jarymke Maljaars; Ilse Noens; Evert Scholte; Ina van Berckelae...
• Keywords: Joint Attention; Expressive language; Receptive language; Mental age

Language profiles of children with autistic disorder and intellectual disability (n = 36) were significantly different from the comparison groups 26) typically developing 34). The group low-functioning obtained a higher mean score on expressive than receptive language, whereas both showed reverse pattern. Nonverbal mental age, joint attention, symbolic understanding pictures analyzed in relation to concurrent language abilities. In disability, symbol attention most strongly related age was important predictor abilities groups.