A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.

There is a need for evidence based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to limit the life-long, psychosocial impact of pragmatic language impairments. This systematic review identified 22 studies reporting on 20 pragmatic language interventions for children with ASD aged 0-...

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Main Authors: Parsons, L., Cordier, Reinie, Munro, N., Joosten, A., Speyer, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52375
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author Parsons, L.
Cordier, Reinie
Munro, N.
Joosten, A.
Speyer, R.
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Munro, N.
Joosten, A.
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description There is a need for evidence based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to limit the life-long, psychosocial impact of pragmatic language impairments. This systematic review identified 22 studies reporting on 20 pragmatic language interventions for children with ASD aged 0-18 years. The characteristics of each study, components of the interventions, and the methodological quality of each study were reviewed. Meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of 15 interventions. Results revealed some promising approaches, indicating that active inclusion of the child and parent in the intervention was a significant mediator of intervention effect. Participant age, therapy setting or modality were not significant mediators between the interventions and measures of pragmatic language. The long-term effects of these interventions and the generalisation of learning to new contexts is largely unknown. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-523752017-09-13T15:39:43Z A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder. Parsons, L. Cordier, Reinie Munro, N. Joosten, A. Speyer, R. There is a need for evidence based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to limit the life-long, psychosocial impact of pragmatic language impairments. This systematic review identified 22 studies reporting on 20 pragmatic language interventions for children with ASD aged 0-18 years. The characteristics of each study, components of the interventions, and the methodological quality of each study were reviewed. Meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of 15 interventions. Results revealed some promising approaches, indicating that active inclusion of the child and parent in the intervention was a significant mediator of intervention effect. Participant age, therapy setting or modality were not significant mediators between the interventions and measures of pragmatic language. The long-term effects of these interventions and the generalisation of learning to new contexts is largely unknown. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52375 10.1371/journal.pone.0172242 Public Library of Science unknown
spellingShingle Parsons, L.
Cordier, Reinie
Munro, N.
Joosten, A.
Speyer, R.
A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title_full A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title_fullStr A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title_full_unstemmed A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title_short A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
title_sort systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52375