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Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Functional diagnosis of communication skills and needs of girls with ASD

Marta Niemiec

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-15

This study is dedicated to recognising the issue of appropriate, accurate and reliable identification of communication needs and skills in the diagnostic process among girls/women with autism spectrum disorders. The present article describes changes in the approach to diagnosing people with ASD, the latest classifications and diagnostic criteria of the disorder in question. It characterises the deficits related to communicative competences in people with autism spectrum disorder and Asperger’s syndrome. Consideration is also given here to the specificity of the diagnostic assessment of girls/women with ASD and Asperger’s syndrome and the utility of using functional diagnosis and selected diagnostic tools to correctly identify the communication skills and needs of girls with autistic spectrum behaviours.

2023-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Analýza možností diagnostiky a intervence oromotorické praxie u klientů poruchou autistického spektra

Kateřina Vitásková

Language: PL | Published: 01-01-2015 | Abstract

The contribution deals with the possibilities of oromotor praxis diagnosis and intervention in individuals suffering from autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Under the Czech and foreign conditions, this domain is rather neglected. The focal analysis is the analysis of an ASD child’s oromotor ability through the application of a partial task activity from the software programme FONO 2, Section ‘Warm-up’. The results of the longitudinal observation are detected by means of the developed evaluation scale and are recorded in the form of tables and graphs, which are analysed subsequently. According to the analysis of oromotor abilities, it is possible to achieve positive results through systematic speech and language therapy intervention focused on the development of mobility in the orofacial sphere. We are of the opinion that the ability to imitate oromotor skills could interfere with the ability to understand and acquire non-verbal communication elements and, subsequently, influence the correlations with possible pragmatic communication abilities in ASD children, similar to the discovery of mutual correlation among oral praxis, oral gnosis, motor praxis and visual perception (with special emphasis placed on eye movements) in children suffering from hearing disorders. The results of the study constitute partial outputs of a specific research within the IGA (IGA 2014/2015 PDF 2014_016) project and, in part, also the GAČR project implemented by the Institute of Special Education Studies of the Pedagogical Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc.

2015-01-01



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Vocabulary in autism spectrum disorders. Part 4: word meaning comprehension

Ewa Hrycyna

Language: PL | Published: 31-12-2024 | Abstract | pp. 1-30

This article is a review, its main goal is to investigate the current state of knowledge regarding word meaning understanding by individuals with autism. Issues of reference, scope (denotation), meaning structure, semantic features, and ambiguity are discussed. The analysis revealed that people with ASD have skills developed to varying degrees that allow them to acquire and use words. At the same time, certain aspects of meaning and explicit word knowledge may be limited to varying degrees. Interpreting the results of research on the semantic-lexical skills of individuals with ASD requires caution, taking into account the specificity of the subject and object of the study, the theoretical foundations, methodological considerations, and the research context. Further research on word comprehension by individuals with ASD is needed. Speech therapy assessment of individuals with ASD must take semantic-lexical skills into account. Effective therapeutic interventions should aim to improve word meaning understanding, tailored to individual needs, which requires implementing approaches, methods, and strategies that allowing the development of meaning in all its relevant dimensions.

2024-12-31



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Feeding Disorders in ASD from a Speech-Language Pathology Perspective

Ewa Małachowska

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-27

Feeding disorders are a common problem in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They include, among others, food selectivity, oral sensory processing difficulties, challenges with chewing and swallowing, and behavioral rigidity related to meal consumption. Although these issues are widely discussed in medical and dietary literature, their significance for the communicative functioning of children with ASD remains insufficiently recognized from a speech-language pathology perspective. Feeding and communication processes, however, exhibit numerous interconnections arising from shared anatomical, motor, and sensory-regulatory foundations. This paper has a theoretical and review character and is based on the analysis of selected empirical studies and clinical reports.

2025-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Diagnostic management of the sense of hearing in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Natalia Czajka , Piotr Henryk Skarżyński, Prof. , Henryk Skarżyński

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-28

Hearing disorders are characterized by changes in the auditory system and are one of the main disorders that cause limitations in communication and social interaction in children. Autism spectrum disorder, on the other hand, is a pervasive developmental disorder that includes deficits in socialization, communication, and adaptive functioning. Like hearing loss, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) also exhibit language changes that often lead to indeterminate or inaccurate diagnoses. Many symptoms of hearing impairment and pervasive developmental disorders overlap, requiring differential diagnosis by a multidisciplinary team. This publication presents an up-to-date procedure for diagnosing hearing disorders in patients with pervasive developmental disorders.

2023-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Autistic Self-perception: How Do the ASD Individuals Perceive Autism? A Netnographic Study

Jacek J. Błeszyński

Language: PL | Published: 22-12-2019 | Abstract | pp. 124-136

From the times of Leon Kanner, autism was presented as a clinical image of behaviours. The descriptions were as comprehensive as possible, the diagnostic systems and therapies were optimised, and the analyses of various approaches to the etiology of autism were carried out. The contemporary knowledge is founded mainly on the analyses of behaviours, observations, and experiments. Cognition or self-awareness, which is a priority concept in this matter, can also be seen in the objects human beings create: in this case, people diagnosed with autism. The research was conducted at the turn of 2018 and 2019. The aim of the study was acquiring knowledge of autism perception by the individuals who are affected by ASD and able to communicate, according to the age and sex of the respondents. The research was conducted on 168 individuals diagnosed with autism (90 women and 78 men). The innovative aspect of this project lies in using the netnography method for collecting and analysing data. The findings of the research have helped to expand the knowledge of problems that ASD individuals experience and have allowed the subjects of the research to share their own perspectives, including the effect of social labeling on their position in the society.

2019-12-22



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

The Evaluation of Sensory Integration and Partial Pragmatic Communication Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with the Application of a New Evaluation Material. Speech-Language Therapy Approach

Kateřina Vitásková , Jana Mironova Tabachová

Language: EN | Published: 23-12-2018 | Abstract | pp. 17-35

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with variable communication difficulties and disorders, mostly detected in pragmatic language abilities, sensory integration, and imitation. These components are important for a comprehensive speech-language therapy (SLT) intervention. This article describes the application of a new evaluation material for assessing imitation abilities, partial pragmatic abilities based on the recognition of graphical visual diagrams, and sensory integration in two boys with ASD (diagnosed with childhood autism in accordance with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, WHO) with sensory integration difficulties, dyspraxia symptoms, and imitation skill disturbances. The main objective is to identify potential obstacles to SLT efficiency and the causes of disturbed pragmatic language abilities. The analysis of the case studies shows some progress in communication ability; however, some of the abilities related to sensory integration have been partially inhibited. In one case, we suggest the possible influence of the individual therapy based on the described detailed assessment.

2018-12-23



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Alternative and augmentative communication in the speech and communication development process of children with autism spectrum disorder

Marta Giziewska

Language: PL | Published: 29-12-2020 | Abstract | pp. 1-18

The article presents issues related to speech and the more widely understood process of communication of children with the autism spectrum disorder. The determinants of speech development and communication of children with ASD were characterized. Efforts were also made to show the consequences of disturbed speech development translating into psychosocial functioning. The paper explains the notions of the alternative and augmentative communication and describes the most frequently used methods in the treatment of children with the autism spectrum disorder.

2020-12-29



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Torowanie drogi rozwoju mowy poprzez rozwijanie sprawności komunikacyjnych dzieci dotkniętych zaburzeniami autystycznymi oraz nauczycieli i logopedów

Krystyna Sacher-Szafrańska

Language: PL | Published: 01-01-2012 | Abstract

Making way for speech development through shaping communication abilities of children with autistic disorders The article discusses communication disorders of children with diagnosed autism, which is based on knowledge on autism. On the basis of negative symptoms of autism, the author analyses the deficits influencing these disorders and shows communication disorders in a wide perspective. The article draws the readers attention to the primary functions to achieve communicative competence which are a basis for the developement of speech.

2012-01-01



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Speech-language therapists’ awareness of the use of orofacial myofunctional therapy as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in Czechia

Kateřina Vitásková , Karolína Červinková , Jana Mironova Tabachová

Language: EN | Published: 30-06-2022 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

Obstructive sleep apnoea is an increasingly frequent lifestyle disease which affects both children and adults, affecting more than 10% of the adult population. The risk factors include unhealthy lifestyle, older age, structural and functional changes in the orofacial area as well as spinal cord injuries. Presently, there is no specific treatment of this disorder. One of the options for supportive treatment to alleviate the occurrence of apnoea during sleep is orofacial myofunctional therapy. The aim of the research presented in the article was to identify speech-language therapists’ awareness of the application of myofunctional therapy as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea and their awareness of the therapeutic methods in patients under supervision of a speech-language therapist. The aim of the paper is to emphasize the possibility of using myofunctional
therapy among patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

2022-06-30