Communication Skills Among Persian Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability Publisher



Dadgar H¹ ; Bakhtiyari J² ; Khatoonabadi AR¹
Source: Early Child Development and Care Published:2021

Abstract

This study investigated the communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorders (H. M. Geurts & M. Embrechts), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Hilde M Geurts & Mariette Embrechts), and learning disability (H. M. Geurts & M. Embrechts) using the Children Communication Checklist to identify any commonalities in communication profile among these conditions. Participants were 60 children with age ranges of 6.0–9.11 years (Mean = 8.2, SD = 1.21) that assigned equally into three groups: ASD, ADHD, and LD. All children were diagnosed by psychiatric according to DSM-V criteria. The differences among groups were significant on the Syntax, Coherence, Context, Rapport, Social and Interests. There were no significant differences between ADHD and LD groups on general communication measures and pragmatic composite. These findings revealed a very different picture and suggested more differences than similarities among children with ADHD, ASD, and LD. © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.