Targeting prosody in an eight-year-old child with high-functioning autism during an interactive approach to therapy

A fundamental deficit in children with high-functioning autism (HFA) is social communicative competence. Atypical prosody in variable forms has been implicated in contributing to this deficit. The purpose of this case study was to describe the clinical management of an eight-year-old child with HFA...

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Published in:Child language teaching and therapy 2007-06, Vol.23 (2), p.157-179
Main Authors: Bellon-Harn, Monica L., Harn, William E., Watson, Gina D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Case Studies
Children
Children & youth
Communication Skills
Communicative competence
Communicative Competence (Languages)
Control Groups
Expressive Language
Interpersonal Communication
Intervention
Linguistics
Prosody
Receptive Language
Social interaction
Speech Impairments
Speech Language Pathology
Speech Skills
Speech therapy
Suprasegmentals
Therapy
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Summary:A fundamental deficit in children with high-functioning autism (HFA) is social communicative competence. Atypical prosody in variable forms has been implicated in contributing to this deficit. The purpose of this case study was to describe the clinical management of an eight-year-old child with HFA for whom prosody became the primary target of intervention. Procedures for prosodic analysis, the course of intervention and subsequent changes in the child's prosodic behaviour are explained.
ISSN:0265-6590
1477-0865
DOI:10.1177/0265659007076292