Characteristics of communication among Japanese children with autism spectrum disorder: A cluster analysis using the Children's Communication Checklist-2.

Characteristics of communication among Japanese children with autism spectrum disorder: A cluster analysis using the Children's Communication Checklist-2.
Clin Linguist Phon. 2016 Oct 14;:1-16
Authors: Tanaka S, Oi M, Fujino H, Kikuchi M, Yoshimura Y, Miura Y, Tsujii M, Ohoka H
Abstract
Some overlap has been suggested among the subtypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. The Japanese version of the Children's Communication Checklist-2 (CCC-2) is a useful measure for identifying profiles in relation to communication impairments in children with ASD. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the CCC-2 could identify subtypes in relation to communication impairments in Japanese children with ASD. The study participants were 113 children with ASD but without intellectual disabilities aged 3-12 years. Parents were given the Japanese version of the CCC-2 and asked to rate their children, who were then classified into two groups based on statistical analysis. Significant differences were found between clusters in mean CCC-2 subscales. These results suggest that one subtype was associated with low language competence and strong characteristics of autism, while the other was associated with relatively high language competence and milder characteristics of autism.
PMID: 27739870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - October 13, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Tanaka S, Oi M, Fujino H, Kikuchi M, Yoshimura Y, Miura Y, Tsujii M, Ohoka H Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: research