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Using the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system in preschool classrooms with children with autism spectrum disorders

Topic:

Autism spectrum disorder,Developmental Delay

Authors:

Dykstra, Sabatos-DeVito, Irvin, Boyd, Hume, Odom

Journal/Publication:

Autism

Year:

2012
Participant Age Range:
36 –
60 months

Sample Size:

40

Participant Language:

English

Abstract:

This study describes the language environment of preschool programs serving children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and examines relationships between child characteristics and an automated measure of adult and child language in the classroom. The