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标题：Development of a Checklist for the Assessment of Pragmatic Language Impairment
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作者：Safa Pervaiz ; Muhammad Sikander Ghayas Khan ; Saba Aziz 等
期刊名称：Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitaion Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2226-9215
电子版ISSN：2410-888X
出版年度：2014
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：16-20
语种：English
出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Introduction: Pragmatic Language Impairment is a language disorder characterized by unimpaired structural aspects but marked deficits in the use of language. Objective: The objective of the study was to develop a checklist for the assessment of Pragmatic Language Impairment (PLI). Material and Methods: This study was carried on, in a time period of 3 months. A sample of 27 patients was studied with an age range of 5-16 years. Data was collected from the outpatient department of The Children's Hospital, Mayo Hospital and Sheikh Zaid Hospital Lahore. The frequency of non-verbal, verbal and social communication behavior was calculated by using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Results: The Checklist was applied on 27 individuals. Results found that children with PLI show deficit in all three categories, with marked deficit shown by 15 children (58%) in understanding conversational cues and 10 children (37 %) in understanding change in tone of voice. In the category of verbal communication 18 (66%) children used inappropriate initiation, lack of coherence 19 (67%), insufficient information 16 (59%), lack of context based conversation 22 (81%), problem in understanding figurative language 26 (96%) and absence of presupposition was in 24 (88%) of these children. In social communication section of the checklist 23 out of 27 (85%) exhibited deficit in expressing feelings and 24 (88%) children never used or understood humor. Conclusion: The checklist identified symptoms of pragmatic language impairment and can be used to screen children with PLI.
关键词：Speech therapy; Assessment; Pragmatic Language Impairment; Autism