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Atypical Communicative Development and Socioadaptive Functioning in the Early Age
Jasmina IVŠAC PAVLIŠA
; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Zagreb
Abstract
Communication disorders that go beyond "a child is not
speaking" problem have become a serious and frequent
problem the parents and child' s environment are faced with.
Societies with systems of early intervention provide
recognition of autism spectrum disorders on time and immediate inclusion of the child in early intervention
programs. In Croatia, issues of early development and
disorders do not get enough attention, so a low
understanding of developmental problems results in a loss of
intuition in educational approaches. Psychological and
speech and language assessment of children aged 3,6
(N=30) that seek help because of not speaking reveals
serious problems in social communication (restricted
language understanding, inconsistent response to
communication, small number of functions). There are no
data about how these children later cope with everyday life,
therefore the parents were contacted by phone and a small
survey was conducted. Results show that children with
communication disorders adjust with difficulty to
kindergarten and often do not get an opportunity to attend
any therapy session. Within the interpretation of results many
social issues are discussed: level of awareness of autism
spectrum disorders, centralization of diagnostic services in
the main city and the role of parents in their children's
adjustment to everyday life.
Keywords
atypical communicative development; social cognition; early intervention; adjustment; preschool education
Hrčak ID:
52207
URI
Publication date:
1.5.2010.
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