Publications by authors named "Jeffrey M Grauzer"
Autistic Children's Irritability During Social Communication Assessments.
Am J Speech Lang Pathol
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- Accurate measurement of social communication in autistic children is crucial for assessing skills and setting intervention goals, but structured assessments may increase irritability and affect communication scores.
- A study evaluated 114 autistic toddlers using both a structured task (CSBS) and a naturalistic play-based interaction (MCX), finding that irritability was significantly higher during the structured assessment.
- Results indicated that higher irritability during the CSBS was linked to lower social communication scores, suggesting that certain assessment types can negatively impact children's performance and highlighting the need for more representative measures.
Understanding Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors in Autistic Toddlers.
Am J Speech Lang Pathol
November 2023
Purpose: The majority of autistic toddlers present with clinically significant levels of internalizing or externalizing behaviors. Despite the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing behaviors in caseloads, the overwhelming majority of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have not received specialized instruction in how to support children with these behaviors. The purpose of this study was to identify which child and caregiver characteristics are most associated with internalizing and externalizing behaviors in autistic toddlers in order to consider how SLPs may tailor their treatment to better support the individual needs of autistic children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccess to early intervention as early in development as possible is critical to maximizing long-term outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, despite the fact that ASD can be reliably diagnosed by 24 months, the average age of diagnosis is 2 years later. Waitlists for specialized developmental evaluations are one barrier to early diagnosis.
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