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Volume 16:11 November 2016
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Pragmatic Skills in Language Age Matched Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children

H. N. Shilpashri & Shyamala K. C.

Abstract

The pragmatic aspect of language is concerned with social nature of language. Over the past decades, research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has shown that pragmatic impairments are widespread in both children and adults with autistic disorder. The present study assessed performance of six Kannada speaking children with autism (language age of 1 to 2 years) in comparison with 1 to 2 year old six typically developing Kannada speaking children on five pragmatic skills: Communicative intent, Refusal, Response for negation, Request for object and / or action and Response to request of object and / or action. One hour audio-video sample of mother-child interaction was recorded. The findings of this study are discussed in terms of frequency of pragmatic skills used during the course of interaction with his/her communicative partner (i.e., mother).

Keywords: Pragmatic skills, Autism, typically developing children, Kannada speakers.

Introduction

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD’s) refer to a wide spectrum of developmental disorders characterized by three core features: difficulties in social interaction, impairments in communication and language, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been identified as a group of language disorders that, at their core, involve pragmatic impairments (Baltaxe, 1977; Tager-Flusberg, 1981; Lord & Paul, 1997). Landa, Volkmar, & Klin (2000) reported that both nonlinguistic and linguistic pragmatic impairments are marked and pervasive in individuals with Autistic spectrum disorders, including the most gifted children.

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Dr. H. N. Shilpashri
Lecturer
JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing
Mysore 570025
Karnataka State
India
shilpashrihn@gmail.com

Dr. Shyamala K. Chengappa
Professor in Language Pathology
Department of Speech Pathology
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing
Manasagangothri
Mysore – 570 006
Karnataka State
India
shyamalakc@yahoo.com
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