The questions verbal children with autism spectrum disorder encounter in the inclusive preschool classroom

Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice
Eric J SandersSamuel L Odom

Abstract

This study investigated questions adults asked to children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive pre-kindergarten classrooms, and whether child (e.g. autism severity) and setting (i.e. adult-to-child ratio) characteristics were related to questions asked during center-time. Videos of verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 42) were coded based on the following question categories adapted from the work of Massey et al.: management, low cognitive challenging, or cognitively challenging. Results indicated that management questions (mean = 19.97, standard deviation = 12.71) were asked more than less cognitively challenging questions (mean = 14.22, standard deviation = 8.98) and less cognitively challenging questions were asked more than cognitively challenging questions (mean = 10.00, standard deviation = 6.9). Children with higher language levels had a greater likelihood of receiving cognitively challenging questions (odds ratio = 1.025; p = 0.007). Cognitively challenging questions had a greater likelihood of being asked in classrooms with more adults relative to children (odds ratio = 1.176; p = 0.037). The findings present a first step in identifying the questions directed at preschoolers with autism spectrum di...Continue Reading

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Dec 13, 2017·Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice·Moon Young Savana BakSarah M Byrne
Oct 1, 2018·Journal of Communication Disorders·Eric J Sanders, Karen A Erickson
Apr 14, 2021·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Andrea L B Ford, LeAnne D Johnson

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