Clinician vs. machine: Estimating vocalizations rates in young children with developmental disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Developmental Delay
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of an automated language analysis system, the Language Environment Analysis (LENA), compared with a human transcriber to determine the rate of child vocalizations during recording sessions that were significantly shorter than recommended for the automated device.
