Minimally Verbal School‐Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Neglected End of the Spectrum
Boston University · University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
It is currently estimated that about 30% of children with autism spectrum disorder remain minimally verbal, even after receiving years of interventions and a range of educational opportunities. Very little is known about the individuals at this end of the autism spectrum, in part because this is a highly variable population with no single set of defining characteristics or patterns of skills or deficits, and in part because it is extremely challenging to provide reliable or valid assessments of their developmental functioning. In this paper, we summarize current knowledge based on research including minimally verbal children. We review promising new novel methods for assessing the verbal and nonverbal…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 10.97
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 62
Authors
2Topics & keywords
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autism
- Nonverbal communication
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- Psychology
- Psychological intervention
- Developmental psychology
- Population
- Quality Education
Funding
- ASAutism Speaks
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: P50 DC 13027, NIMH R01 MH084864, RO1 DC 10290, NIDCD RO1 DC 10290-S1
- HRHealth Resources and Services AdministrationAward: UA3MC11055
- NINational Institute of Mental Health
- NINational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication DisordersAwards: RO1 DC 10290, P50 DC 13027