Expressive language disorder

case-control study using computerized visual representations of emotional facial expressions to simulate real life situations. The use of a 3D avatar was used in three stages to study and improve emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Stage one, participants were asked to interpret what emotion the avatar was feeling. Stage two participants were given different scenarios and were asked to guess what emotion the avatar would feel based on that specific scenario. In stage…

aims to identifying the child’s strengths and weaknesses, develop a language profile of the child, determine concerns, and helps determine next steps. Through assessments the clinician can gather specific language details such as Amelia’s receptive and expressive language, word/sound productions, word combinations, and play skills. Amelia’s assessment (a) will include a standardized test (direct interaction with the child), a language sample, parent questionnaires (direct interaction with…

From the beginning of time, using speech and understanding language are the ways that human developed communication with one another. We come into the world longing to communicate with others; our first language is that of crying, eye gaze, and bodily movements. When there are disruptions to the development of or the usage of speech or language, communication suffers and this can affect many other areas of a person’s life. Speech or language impairments have common traits and present educational…

Home visits are a typical part of research studies especially when it involves the developmental stages of children. Recently, when entering a participant’s home and preparing to perform the Bayley’s Scales of Infant Development, it is obvious the participant (a thirty month old child) was not interested in the visitors whom just entered her home. However, it is apparent that the child is intrigued by the toys being unpacked and quickly zero-in’s on small red blocks (just big enough to fit…

Improving CISD to Reduce PTSD Amongst EMS Workers The current system for reducing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel is ineffective and there is a lack of uniformity in the implementation of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) in New York State. Introduction The U.S. Fire Administration identified that one barrier to recruitment and retention in emergency response personnel is the inadequate emotional support after a critical…

International Adoption (IA) An international (intercountry) adoption is one where the birth country language is different than the language of the country into which the adoption occurred. (Scott et al., 2011) The peak of IA into the United States occurred in 2004. IAs have been steadily declining since then due to government regulation and increasing cost. (CNN, 2013) New trends in IA show that sending countries are placing larger numbers of older children up for adoption. (Selman,…

skills. Prior to meeting him, I reviewed his screening and diagnostic in order to choose the effective baseline procedure. I administered an articulation screening that I created, followed by the Expressive Vocabulary Test, Second Edition (EVT-2). The baseline procedures showed that his expressive language skills were within normal limits, whereas his articulation with /s/ and / ʃ/ were very delayed. Collaborating with my clinical supervisor, Michele Linares, and applying knowledge gained from…

Amanda’s language development can best be exemplified by the Linguistic Innateness Theory, according to Nikola Wolf Nelson (2010). This is because Linguistic Innateness Theory describes language development as a human talent that is unique, genetically determined, and innate. Also, this theory explains that direct teaching cannot explain normal development, minimal success may be a result of the efforts to teach language, according to (Nelson, 2010). According to Amanda’s background history,…

Interestingly enough Peter Langman, a psychologist developed characteristics for clearer understanding the mind-set of school shooters into three class typologies. The traumatized shooter as Dr. Langman describes, usually come from broken homes where they (the shooter) was either a victim of physical or sexual abuse or worse both. Also, the parents may be victims of substance abuse or have prior criminal history as he elaborates in his article, Rampage School Shooters: A Typology. The next…

Expressive language is one of the best ways to determine if a child could have Autism or another disorder that falls under the Autism Spectrum. Although a child may be able to score in the average range for language on paper, their expressive language may be below average and help to diagnose the child. Things that would be assessed would be the use of receptive and expressive language, non-verbal behaviors such as eye contact and body language, and turn taking. (webmedia) Autism is not…