ReviewJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
Commentary: Measuring Language Change Through Natural Language Samples.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Structural language profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental language disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The use of Language ENvironment Analysis in autism research: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Examining the Transition from Single Words to Phrase Speech in Children with ASD: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of responsiveness to speech-generating device input on spoken language in children with autism spectrum disorder who are minimally verbalAugmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) · 2023Trial
- Influence of Caregiver Input and Dyadic Arrangement on Naturalistic Communication Sampling for Children With Neurogenetic Syndromes.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Beyond Words: Natural Language Sampling of Lexical and Non-Word Vocalizations in Preschool Children with Autism, Down Syndrome, and Fragile X Syndrome.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Developing a consensus research definition for profound autism using a modified Delphi method.Molecular autism · 2026Article
- A Response to Blanc and Colleagues' Viewpoint on Gestalt Language Processing and the Natural Language Acquisition Protocol: Concerns and Common Ground.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2026Article
- Expressive Language Sample Concordance With ADOS-2 Scores: Autism, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Joint Engagement and Socially Motivated Language in Young Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Adding to the Conversation: Language Delays and Parent-Child Interactions in the Younger Siblings of Children With Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- A novel method for examining autistic children's comprehension of individual words produced within delayed echolalia: a proof-of-concept pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Narrative microstructure and macrostructure in adolescents with Down syndrome and Williams syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Balancing Standardization and Ecological Validity in the Measurement of Social Communication Intervention Outcomes.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2024Article
- Description and predictors of self-determination in males and females with fragile X syndrome on the verge of adulthood.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2024Article
- Does Gestural Communication Influence Later Spoken Language Ability in Minimally Verbal Autistic Children?Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2024Article
- Are minimally verbal autistic children's modality and form of communication associated with parent responsivity?Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Exploring Motor Speech Disorders in Low and Minimally Verbal Autistic Individuals: An Auditory-Perceptual Analysis.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2024Article
- The Association Between Mother's Descriptive Language and Children with Autism's Conversational Repair: A Moderated Mediation Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Predicting Language in Children with ASD Using Spontaneous Language Samples and Standardized Measures.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
The role of language in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), more specifically, its function in social communication and strong predictive power on future outcomes, warrants language assessments that have good psychometric properties that capture the heterogeneity of language ability found among diagnosed individuals. Given the rapid growth in intervention and treatment research, there is an urgent need for the development and implementation of outcome measures that are easily obtained and sensitive to change. In this commentary, we argue for the use of natural language samples as measures of expressive language and communication for this purpose and review the literature on their implementation in ASD research. Conceptual and measurement issues are discussed and future developments are outlined.
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