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Journal article
A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder
PloS one, Vol.12(4), 0172242
20/04/2017
PMCID: PMC5398499
PMID: 28426832
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Abstract
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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- Title
- A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder
- Creators
- Lauren Parsons - Curtin UniversityReinie Cordier - Curtin UniversityNatalie Munro - Curtin UniversityAnnette Joosten - Curtin UniversityRenee Speyer - James Cook University
- Publication Details
- PloS one, Vol.12(4), 0172242
- Publisher
- Public Library Science
- Number of pages
- 37
- Identifiers
- 991013169713302368
- Copyright
- © 2017 Parsons et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article