Communication problems in children Asperger´s syndrome:how do they solve them

ILICIC, CAMILA; GRARAY, MELISA; SILVA, MARÍA LUISA; RUBBO, YAMILA; TENAGLIA, MARÍA FLORENCIA; IACOBUZIO, SOFIA; GASPARINI, MARÍA VICTORIA

Academic Journal of Pediatric&Neonatology

JP Juniper publishers

Lugar: California; Año: 2020 vol. 9 p. 17 - 19

2474-7521

AbstractBackground: Asperger?s Syndrome (AS) is considered a developmental disability included in autism spectrum. Although how much socialcommunication is affected is one of the core criteria for diagnosis, the whole language uses´ description of AS in non-English speakers is tooscarce and, because of this, obtaining an early diagnosis represents a very difficult task.Aim: Compare how AS Spanish speakers children and their neurotypical peers (TD) solve communication problems in different conversationalexchanges.Method: 10 children were assessed; 5 diagnosed with AS and 5 typical developmental (TD) paired with them in age and sex. They wereinterviewed and assessed in some language tasks. The exchanges were orthographically transcribed and analyzed considering the sequences inwhich communication problems appeared.Results: The total frequency of communication problems was not significantly different (AS=29.17%; TD=22.56%); differences wereobserved when considering each task. The most significative difference observed ocurred during interviewing and storytelling tasks.Conclusions: Results obtained showed that the most significant difference observed in AS Spanish speakers occurred in interviewingsettings. This contribution could be fruitful not only as a diagnosis criterion but also as a possible resource for clinical intervention.