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[The communication of autistic spectrum children in group activities]
Carla Cardoso1, Fernanda Dreux Miranda Fernandes
1Fonoaudióloga, Mestre em Ciências pela Area de Fisiopatologia, Experimental da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. cardoso.carla@uol.com.br
Background:
language is the most useful diagnostic feature in cases of infantile autism, and is many times connected with the prognosis.
Objective:
to identify the communication profile of autistic spectrum children through the analysis of the functional use of language in two different communication situations.
Method:
five groups of recordings of 10 institutionalized children, during a period of 12 months, in two different communication situations: situation I (in a group with co-ordination) and situation II (in a group without co-ordination).
Results:
in both situations of communication there was a significant change in the communication profile of these children.
Conclusion:
it can be observed that these children do perceive the differences present in situations of communication.
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