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Speech & Language Development Disorders Flashcards

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  1. A child with autism spectrum disorder shows strengths in labeling objects but struggles with requesting, commenting, and social referencing. This profile reflects deficits primarily in:

    Answer: Pragmatics and communicative functions

    ASD is characterized by core deficits in the social use of language (pragmatics), including reduced variety of communicative functions.

  2. Which assessment tool is specifically designed to measure functional communication in young children and is frequently used in early intervention?

    Answer: CSBS DP (Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile)

    The CSBS DP assesses early social communication, symbol use, and emotional regulation in infants and toddlers (6–24 months).

  3. A 7-year-old has difficulty understanding non-literal language, figurative expressions, and implied meanings, while structural language is intact. This best describes a deficit in:

    Answer: Language comprehension at the discourse level and inferencing

    Difficulty with figurative language and implied meaning reflects deficits in higher-level language comprehension and inferencing, distinct from structural language.

  4. The babbling stage in typical development begins at approximately:

    Answer: 6–8 months

    Canonical (reduplicated) babbling with true consonant-vowel syllables typically emerges between 6 and 8 months.

  5. A child who has never developed functional language and has additional intellectual and motor disabilities is best described as having:

    Answer: Complex communication needs (CCN)

    Complex communication needs (CCN) refers to individuals with significant communication limitations due to multiple co-occurring disabilities, often requiring AAC.

  6. Which error pattern is NOT a typical phonological process in children under age 3?

    Answer: Backing (replacing front sounds with velar sounds)

    Backing (substituting velars for alveolars) is atypical and not a commonly expected developmental process, unlike fronting which is typical.

  7. Joint attention, which is critical for language development, is best defined as:

    Answer: Simultaneous engagement with an object and another person while sharing the experience

    Joint attention involves coordinating attention between a social partner and an object or event, and is a key precursor to language development.