scholarly journals Abnormal auditory mismatch fields are associated with communication impairment in both verbal and minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1225-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Matsuzaki ◽  
Emily S. Kuschner ◽  
Lisa Blaskey ◽  
Luke Bloy ◽  
Mina Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Minimally Verbal ◽  
Communication Impairment ◽  
Nonverbal Children

scholarly journals Delayed M50/M100 evoked response component latency in minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy P. L. Roberts ◽  
Junko Matsuzaki ◽  
Lisa Blaskey ◽  
Luke Bloy ◽  
J. Christopher Edgar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Evoked Response ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Minimally Verbal ◽  
Response Component ◽  
Nonverbal Children

Parent Education in Studies With Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal Participants With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 890-902
Author(s):  
Lynn Kern Koegel ◽  
Katherine M. Bryan ◽  
Pumpki Lei Su ◽  
Mohini Vaidya ◽  
Stephen Camarata
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Fidelity Of Implementation ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Minimally Verbal ◽  
Parent Education Programs

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to identify parent education procedures implemented in intervention studies focused on expressive verbal communication for nonverbal (NV) or minimally verbal (MV) children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parent education has been shown to be an essential component in the habilitation of individuals with ASD. Parents of individuals with ASD who are NV or MV may particularly benefit from parent education in order to provide opportunities for communication and to support their children across the life span. Method ProQuest databases were searched between the years of 1960 and 2018 to identify articles that targeted verbal communication in MV and NV individuals with ASD. A total of 1,231 were evaluated to assess whether parent education was implemented. We found 36 studies that included a parent education component. These were reviewed with regard to (a) the number of participants and participants' ages, (b) the parent education program provided, (c) the format of the parent education, (d) the duration of the parent education, (e) the measurement of parent education, and (f) the parent fidelity of implementation scores. Results The results of this analysis showed that very few studies have included a parent education component, descriptions of the parent education programs are unclear in most studies, and few studies have scored the parents' implementation of the intervention. Conclusions Currently, there is great variability in parent education programs in regard to participant age, hours provided, fidelity of implementation, format of parent education, and type of treatment used. Suggestions are made to provide both a more comprehensive description and consistent measurement of parent education programs.

scholarly journals Brief, Intensive, and Concentrated Treatment of Specific Phobia in a Child With Minimally Verbal Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Ashley Muskett ◽  
Sarah Radtke ◽  
Thomas H. Ollendick
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Specific Phobia ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Reliable Change Index ◽  
Minimally Verbal

This case study illustrates a brief, intensive, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for a young male client with a specific phobia of dogs and comorbid autism spectrum disorder (ASD). CBT has been shown to be an effective treatment for anxiety in children with ASD; however, this work has not often been extended to children with language impairment. This case study presents significant modifications to one-session treatment (OST) for specific phobia to make it applicable to a child with minimally verbal ASD. The intervention included four 3-hr treatment sessions conducted over the course of four consecutive days. Assessment sessions were conducted before treatment, and 1 week and 3 months following treatment. The client’s phobia symptoms decreased following the intervention at both the posttreatment and follow-up sessions. The Reliable Change Index (RCI) was calculated to evaluate changes from pretreatment to posttreatment and follow-up and demonstrated a clinically significant decrease in phobia symptomology following intervention. The results suggest the potential efficacy for a brief, intensive, and concentrated CBT treatment for a child with minimally verbal ASD and a severe phobia.

scholarly journals Machine learning approach to identify resting-state functional connectivity pattern serving as an endophenotype of autism spectrum disorder

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bun Yamagata ◽  
Takashi Itahashi ◽  
Junya Fujino ◽  
Haruhisa Ohta ◽  
Motoaki Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Connectivity Pattern ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Functional Connections ◽  
Communication Impairment ◽  
Machine Learning Approach

AbstractEndophenotype refers to a measurable and heritable component between genetics and diagnosis and exists in both individuals with a diagnosis and their unaffected siblings. We aimed to identify a pattern of endophenotype consisted of multiple connections. We enrolled adult male individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) endophenotype (i.e., individuals with ASD and their unaffected siblings) and individuals without ASD endophenotype (i.e., pairs of typical development (TD) siblings) and utilized a machine learning approach to classify people with and without endophenotypes, based on resting-state functional connections (FCs). A sparse logistic regression successfully classified people as to the endophenotype (area under the curve=0.78, classification accuracy=75%), suggesting the existence of endophenotype pattern. A binomial test identified that nine FCs were consistently selected as inputs for the classifier. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator with these nine FCs predicted severity of communication impairment among individuals with ASD (r=0.68, p=0.021). In addition, two of the nine FCs were statistically significantly correlated with the severity of communication impairment (r=0.81, p=0.0026 and r=-0.60, p=0.049). The current findings suggest that an ASD endophenotype pattern exists in FCs with a multivariate manner and is associated with clinical ASD phenotype.

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