The Effects of the Pragmatic Intervention Programme in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Intervention
2.2. Outcome Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Children | Intervention Group (n = 11) | Children | Control Group (n = 9) | ||||
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Age (months) | Condition | Gender | Age (months) | Condition | Gender | ||
1 | 42 | DLD | Male | 12 | 48 | DLD | Female |
2 | 62 | DLD | Female | 13 | 65 | DLD | Male |
3 | 53 | DLD | Male | 14 | 53 | DLD | Male |
4 | 53 | ASD | Female | 15 | 56 | ASD | Male |
5 | 47 | ASD | Male | 16 | 48 | DLD | Female |
6 | 51 | ASD | Male | 17 | 67 | DLD | Male |
7 | 59 | ASD | Female | 18 | 58 | DLD | Female |
8 | 57 | DLD | Male | 19 | 62 | ASD | Female |
9 | 53 | ASD | Female | 20 | 42 | ASD | Male |
10 | 48 | ASD | Female | ||||
11 | 53 | ASD | Male | ||||
Total | 52.5 ± 5.6 | DLD (36.4%) | Male (54.5%) | 55.4 ± 8.5 | DLD (77.8%) | Male (55.6%) |
Children * | Parents Rating | Kindergarten Teachers Rating | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3 | Total ** | Goals that met expectations *** | Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3 | Total ** | Goals that met expectations *** | |
1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 (100%) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 (100%) |
2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 (66.6%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 (66.6%) |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) |
5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 (100%) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 (100%) |
6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 (66.6%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 (66.6%) |
7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 (100%) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 (100%) |
8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 (66.6%) |
9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 (100%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) |
10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 (100%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 (100%) |
11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 (66.6%) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 (100%) |
Mean scores | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.6 | 11.4 ± 3.1 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 12.4 ± 2.5 | 2.7 ± 0.5 |
Outcomes | T1 | T2 | Difference (T2-T1) | ||||
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Intervention (n = 11) | Control (n = 9) | Intervention (n = 11) | Control (n = 9) | Intervention (n = 11) | Control (n = 9) | 95%CI | |
EACC-P | 85.4 ± 22.8 | 97.9 ± 23.7 | 106.6 ± 31.3 | 98.9 ± 23.7 | 21.2 ± 21.3 * | 1.0 ± 5.3 * | 4.8–35.5 |
EACC-T | 75.6 ± 16.2 | 85.1 ± 16.3 | 98.9 ± 20.3 | 85.8 ± 19.0 | 23.3 ± 11.1 * | 0.7 ± 6.8 * | 13.7–31.5 |
TL-ALPE | 35.73 ± 27.2 | 45.4 ± 21.1 | 52.2 ± 31.1 | 50.3 ± 23.6 | 16.5 ± 13.2 * | 4.9 ± 4.7 * | 1.8–21.3 |
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Pereira, T.; Ramalho, A.M.; Valente, A.R.S.; Couto, P.S.; Lousada, M. The Effects of the Pragmatic Intervention Programme in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 1640. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121640
Pereira T, Ramalho AM, Valente ARS, Couto PS, Lousada M. The Effects of the Pragmatic Intervention Programme in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder. Brain Sciences. 2022; 12(12):1640. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121640
Chicago/Turabian StylePereira, Tatiana, Ana Margarida Ramalho, Ana Rita S. Valente, Pedro Sá Couto, and Marisa Lousada. 2022. "The Effects of the Pragmatic Intervention Programme in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder" Brain Sciences 12, no. 12: 1640. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121640