Pragmatic Language Skills of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Descriptive and Relational Study in Turkey

DİKEN Ö.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, sa.55, ss.109-122, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14689/ejer.2014.55.7
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-122
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pragmatic language skills, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, Turkish sample
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Problem Statement: Because communication skills, particularly pragmatic skills, are fundamental for living an independent life in society, these skills are vital to the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) and their families. Studies of the pragmatic skills of individuals with DD can provide important insights into the communication skills of these individuals, facilitating the design and delivery of appropriate and effective services for these individuals and their families. Thus, describing and comparing the pragmatic language skills of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) in Turkey is important because communication skills represent one of the most important developmental domains for the quality of life of individuals with DD.