Date of Graduation
5-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
Advisor/Mentor
Hagstrom, Fran
Committee Member/Reader
Agan, Joseph Paul, 1969-
Committee Member/Second Reader
Baker, Kim
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to investigate the feasibility of using the Porch Index of Communicative Ability in Children (PICAC), a test designed for children between the ages of 3 and 12 years of age, to assess auditory comprehension in teens with autism. Archival data was used to compare the performance of an 18-year-old male with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to that of a six year old male with developmental apraxia and an eight year old male with developmental dyslexia. The qualitative 16 point scoring system of the PICAC and analysis of extraneous behavior were compared across individuals. While numerical scores were similar extraneous behaviors differed. These results suggest that the material and PICAC procedures capture the impact of various disorders on school-like tasks for individuals beyond the age range of the test but that additional coding is necessary to quantify behaviors, e.g., excess verbiage, sound effects, ritualistic behavior, and ticks, associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Citation
Muller, K. (2012). Assessing Auditory Comprehension in Teens with Autism using the Porch Index of Communicative Ability in Children. Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/rhrcuht/11