Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ648787
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Assessment of Communication and Language in Classical Autism: Issues and Practices.
Ogletree, Billy T.; Pierce, Kathleen; Harn, William E.; Fischer, Martin A.
Assessment for Effective Intervention, v27 n1-2 p61-71 2001-2002
This article describes practices effective in assessing communication and language in persons with autism. It reviews basic principles that govern assessment in the discipline of speech-language pathology, discusses features associated with autism that affect communication and language assessment, and provides strategies to address these features. Assessment protocols are presented. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Communication Skills, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Speech Language Pathology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Testing Accommodations, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Assessment of Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
