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Published on: October 3, 2018
Factors affecting the ability to speak in children with autism spectrum disorders
Siti Maemonah1, Hamidah Hamidah2, Hari Basuki Notobroto3
1Doctoral Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga. haribasuki.n@fkm.unair.ac.id.
Background:
Communication deficit is one of the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder. Some children with this condition cannot communicate verbally and some have very limited speech skills. This study aims to analyze the factors that affect speaking ability in children with autism, namely age, sex, emotions, attention, and memory.
Design And Methods:
This study used a correlational analytical design with a retrospective cohort design. Data were obtained using questionnaires and scales. Furthermore, emotional factors, attention, memory, and age were analyzed for their effects on speaking ability using the Pearson test, while sex was analyzed for their effects on speaking ability using the Eta test.
Results:
The results showed that there was a significant effect of attention and age on the speaking ability of children with autism spectrum disorders. Furthermore, it showed that there was a significant effect of emotion on attention.
Conclusions:
It was concluded that attention and age affect the speaking ability of children with autism spectrum disorder. Meanwhile, attention in affecting speaking ability is influenced by emotions. Therefore, to improve speaking ability, good emotional management and increased attention is required.
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