Why and when do some language-impaired children seem talkative? A study of initiation in conversations of children with semantic-pragmatic disorder

• Published in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 177 - 197
• Main Authors: Bishop, Dorothy, Hartley, Joanne, Weir, Fiona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.04.1994
• Subjects: Adult; Arousal; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child clinical studies; Children; Connected Discourse; Conversation; Developmental disorders; Female; Humans; Infantile autism; Interpersonal Communication; Language Development Disorders - diagnosis; Language Development Disorders - psychology; Language Development Disorders - therapy; Language Impairments; Language Therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Pragmatics; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Semantic-Pragmatic disorder; Semantics; Social Environment; Speech Acts; Speech Communication; Speech Disorders - diagnosis; Speech Disorders - psychology; Speech Disorders - therapy; Speech Habits; Speech Production Measurement; Speech Therapy; Verbal Behavior; Human; Psychosis; Autism; School age; Familiarity strangeness; Semantics; Conversation; Developmental disorder; Child; Adult child relation; Language disorder; Pragmatics
• ISSN: 0162-3257; 1573-3432
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02172095

Analysis of the conversations of 6 children (mean age 11 years) with semantic-pragmatic disorder found they were more likely to produce initiating utterances (rather than acknowledging or responding utterances) with both familiar and unfamiliar partners than other children of similar age or ability. Subjects did not produce more utterances or longer utterances than other children. (Author/DB)