Assessing 'coherence' in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review / Anna HARVEY in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 102 (April 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 102 (April 2023) . - p.102108 Titre : Assessing 'coherence' in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Anna HARVEY, Auteur ; Helen SPICER-CAIN, Auteur ; Nicola BOTTING, Auteur ; Gemma RYAN, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.102108 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Narrative  Coherence  Macrostructure  Story grammar Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background The ability to produce a well-structured, coherent narrative account is essential for successful everyday communication. Research suggests that autistic people may find this challenging, and that narrative assessment can reveal pragmatic difficulties in this population that are missed on sentence-level tasks. Previous studies have used different methodologies to assess spoken narrative skills in autism. This review systematically examined these approaches and considered their utility for assessing narrative coherence. Method Keyword database searches were conducted, with records screened by two independent reviewers. Eligible studies (n = 59) included specified frameworks for evaluating structure/coherence in spoken narrative accounts by autistic participants of any age. Studies were categorised according to the type of narrative scoring scheme used, and strengths and limitations were considered. Results Over 80% of included articles reported observational cross-sectional studies, with participants generally matched on age and cognitive ability with non-autistic comparison groups. The most common approaches involved coding key elements of narrative structure ('story grammar') or scoring the inclusion of pre-determined 'main events'. Alternative frameworks included 'holistic' rating scales and subjective quality judgements by listeners. Some studies focused specifically on 'coherence', measuring diverse aspects such as causal connectedness and incongruence. Scoring criteria varied for each type of framework. Conclusions Findings indicated that solely assessing story structure ignores important features contributing to the coherence of spoken narrative accounts. Recommendations are that future research consider the following elements: (1) context, (2) chronology, (3) causality, (4) congruence, (5) characters (cognition/emotion), and (6) cohesion; and scoring methods should include rating scales to obtain sufficiently detailed information about narrative quality. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102108 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=501 [article] Assessing 'coherence' in the spoken narrative accounts of autistic people: A systematic scoping review [texte imprimé] / Anna HARVEY, Auteur ; Helen SPICER-CAIN, Auteur ; Nicola BOTTING, Auteur ; Gemma RYAN, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur . - p.102108. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 102 (April 2023) . - p.102108 Mots-clés : Autism  Narrative  Coherence  Macrostructure  Story grammar Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background The ability to produce a well-structured, coherent narrative account is essential for successful everyday communication. Research suggests that autistic people may find this challenging, and that narrative assessment can reveal pragmatic difficulties in this population that are missed on sentence-level tasks. Previous studies have used different methodologies to assess spoken narrative skills in autism. This review systematically examined these approaches and considered their utility for assessing narrative coherence. Method Keyword database searches were conducted, with records screened by two independent reviewers. Eligible studies (n = 59) included specified frameworks for evaluating structure/coherence in spoken narrative accounts by autistic participants of any age. Studies were categorised according to the type of narrative scoring scheme used, and strengths and limitations were considered. Results Over 80% of included articles reported observational cross-sectional studies, with participants generally matched on age and cognitive ability with non-autistic comparison groups. The most common approaches involved coding key elements of narrative structure ('story grammar') or scoring the inclusion of pre-determined 'main events'. Alternative frameworks included 'holistic' rating scales and subjective quality judgements by listeners. Some studies focused specifically on 'coherence', measuring diverse aspects such as causal connectedness and incongruence. Scoring criteria varied for each type of framework. Conclusions Findings indicated that solely assessing story structure ignores important features contributing to the coherence of spoken narrative accounts. Recommendations are that future research consider the following elements: (1) context, (2) chronology, (3) causality, (4) congruence, (5) characters (cognition/emotion), and (6) cohesion; and scoring methods should include rating scales to obtain sufficiently detailed information about narrative quality. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102108 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=501

Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Parents and Professionals / Laura CRANE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-11 (November 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-11 (November 2018) . - p.3761-3772 Titre : Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Parents and Professionals Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Richard BATTY, Auteur ; Hanna ADEYINKA, Auteur ; Lorna GODDARD, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; Elisabeth HILL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3761-3772 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adults  Autism  Diagnosis  Parents  Professionals  Support Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Accessing an autism diagnosis is a key milestone, both for an individual and their family. Using a qualitative methodology, the current study examined the views and experiences of ten autistic adults, ten parents of children on the autism spectrum, and ten professionals involved in autism diagnosis, all based in the United Kingdom (UK). Interviewing these 30 respondents about the diagnostic process and subsequent support options, the goal was to identify aspects of the diagnostic process that are working well, and areas in which improvements are needed. Using thematic analysis, three key themes were identified: the process of understanding and accepting autism; multiple barriers to satisfaction with the diagnostic process; and inadequate post-diagnostic support provision. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3639-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=370 [article] Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Parents and Professionals [texte imprimé] / Laura CRANE, Auteur ; Richard BATTY, Auteur ; Hanna ADEYINKA, Auteur ; Lorna GODDARD, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; Elisabeth HILL, Auteur . - p.3761-3772. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-11 (November 2018) . - p.3761-3772 Mots-clés : Adults  Autism  Diagnosis  Parents  Professionals  Support Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Accessing an autism diagnosis is a key milestone, both for an individual and their family. Using a qualitative methodology, the current study examined the views and experiences of ten autistic adults, ten parents of children on the autism spectrum, and ten professionals involved in autism diagnosis, all based in the United Kingdom (UK). Interviewing these 30 respondents about the diagnostic process and subsequent support options, the goal was to identify aspects of the diagnostic process that are working well, and areas in which improvements are needed. Using thematic analysis, three key themes were identified: the process of understanding and accepting autism; multiple barriers to satisfaction with the diagnostic process; and inadequate post-diagnostic support provision. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3639-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=370

Do measures of memory, language, and attention predict eyewitness memory in children with and without autism? / Lucy A. HENRY in Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2 (January-December 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism & Developmental Language Impairments > 2 (January-December 2017) Titre : Do measures of memory, language, and attention predict eyewitness memory in children with and without autism? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; David J. MESSER, Auteur ; Rachel WILCOCK, Auteur ; Gilly NASH, Auteur ; Mimi KIRKE-SMITH, Auteur ; Zoe HOBSON, Auteur ; Laura CRANE, Auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background and aimsThere are few investigations of the relationship between cognitive abilities (memory, language, and attention) and children s eyewitness performance in typically developing children, and even fewer in children on the autism spectrum. Such investigations are important to identify key cognitive processes underlying eyewitness recall, and assess how predictive such measures are compared to intelligence, diagnostic group status (autism or typically developing) and age.MethodsA total of 272 children (162 boys, 110 girls) of age 76 months to 142 months (M=105 months) took part in this investigation: 71 children with autism and 201 children with typical development. The children saw a staged event involving a minor mock crime and were asked about what they had witnessed in an immediate Brief Interview. This focused on free recall, included a small number of open-ended questions, and was designed to resemble an initial evidence gathering statement taken by police officers arriving at a crime scene. Children were also given standardised tests of intelligence, memory, language, and attention.Results & conclusionsDespite the autism group recalling significantly fewer items of correct information than the typically developing group at Brief Interview, both groups were equally accurate in their recall: 89% of details recalled by the typically developing group and 87% of the details recalled by the autism group were correct. To explore the relationship between Brief Interview performance and the cognitive variables, alongside age, diagnostic group status and non-verbal intelligence quotient, multiple hierarchical regression analyses were conducted, with Brief Interview performance as the dependant variable. Age and diagnostic group status were significant predictors of correct recall, whereas non-verbal intelligence was less important. After age, non-verbal intelligence, and diagnostic group status had been accounted for, the only cognitive variables that were significant predictors of Brief Interview performance were measures of memory (specifically, memory for faces and memory for stories). There was little evidence of there being differences between the autism and typically developing groups in the way the cognitive variables predicted the Brief Interview.ImplicationsThe findings provide reassurance that age ? the most straightforward information to which all relevant criminal justice professionals have access ? provides a helpful indication of eyewitness performance. The accuracy of prediction can be improved by knowing the child?s diagnostic status (i.e. whether the child is on the autism spectrum), and further still by using more specific assessments (namely memory for faces and memory for stories), possibly via the input of a trained professional. Importantly, the findings also confirm that whilst children with autism may recall less information than typically developing children, the information they do recall is just as accurate. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1177/2396941517722139 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=386 [article] Do measures of memory, language, and attention predict eyewitness memory in children with and without autism? [texte imprimé] / Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; David J. MESSER, Auteur ; Rachel WILCOCK, Auteur ; Gilly NASH, Auteur ; Mimi KIRKE-SMITH, Auteur ; Zoe HOBSON, Auteur ; Laura CRANE, Auteur. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism & Developmental Language Impairments > 2 (January-December 2017) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background and aimsThere are few investigations of the relationship between cognitive abilities (memory, language, and attention) and children s eyewitness performance in typically developing children, and even fewer in children on the autism spectrum. Such investigations are important to identify key cognitive processes underlying eyewitness recall, and assess how predictive such measures are compared to intelligence, diagnostic group status (autism or typically developing) and age.MethodsA total of 272 children (162 boys, 110 girls) of age 76 months to 142 months (M=105 months) took part in this investigation: 71 children with autism and 201 children with typical development. The children saw a staged event involving a minor mock crime and were asked about what they had witnessed in an immediate Brief Interview. This focused on free recall, included a small number of open-ended questions, and was designed to resemble an initial evidence gathering statement taken by police officers arriving at a crime scene. Children were also given standardised tests of intelligence, memory, language, and attention.Results & conclusionsDespite the autism group recalling significantly fewer items of correct information than the typically developing group at Brief Interview, both groups were equally accurate in their recall: 89% of details recalled by the typically developing group and 87% of the details recalled by the autism group were correct. To explore the relationship between Brief Interview performance and the cognitive variables, alongside age, diagnostic group status and non-verbal intelligence quotient, multiple hierarchical regression analyses were conducted, with Brief Interview performance as the dependant variable. Age and diagnostic group status were significant predictors of correct recall, whereas non-verbal intelligence was less important. After age, non-verbal intelligence, and diagnostic group status had been accounted for, the only cognitive variables that were significant predictors of Brief Interview performance were measures of memory (specifically, memory for faces and memory for stories). There was little evidence of there being differences between the autism and typically developing groups in the way the cognitive variables predicted the Brief Interview.ImplicationsThe findings provide reassurance that age ? the most straightforward information to which all relevant criminal justice professionals have access ? provides a helpful indication of eyewitness performance. The accuracy of prediction can be improved by knowing the child?s diagnostic status (i.e. whether the child is on the autism spectrum), and further still by using more specific assessments (namely memory for faces and memory for stories), possibly via the input of a trained professional. Importantly, the findings also confirm that whilst children with autism may recall less information than typically developing children, the information they do recall is just as accurate. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1177/2396941517722139 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=386

Executive functioning in children with specific language impairment / Lucy A. HENRY in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 53-1 (January 2012)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 53-1 (January 2012) . - p.37-45 Titre : Executive functioning in children with specific language impairment Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; David J. MESSER, Auteur ; Gilly NASH, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : p.37-45 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Specific language impairment  executive functioning  children  verbal IQ  nonverbal IQ Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:  A limited range of evidence suggests that children with specific language impairment (SLI) have difficulties with higher order thinking and reasoning skills (executive functioning, EF). This study involved a comprehensive investigation of EF in this population taking into account the contributions of age, nonverbal IQ and verbal ability. Methods:  Ten separate measures of EF were assessed in 160 children: 41 had SLI; 31 had low language/cognitive functioning but did not fulfil the criteria for SLI (low language functioning or LLF); and 88 were typically developing with no language difficulties. Group differences in performance were assessed after controlling for age, nonverbal IQ and verbal ability in a series of regression analyses. Results:  Children with SLI and LLF had significantly lower performance than typical children on 6 of the 10 EF tasks once age and nonverbal IQ had been controlled (verbal and nonverbal executive-loaded working memory, verbal and nonverbal fluency, nonverbal inhibition and nonverbal planning). Performance on these EF tasks remained lower for those in the SLI group even when verbal IQ was entered in the regressions. Conclusions:  Children with language impairments showed marked difficulties on a range of EF tasks. These difficulties were present even when adjustments were made for their verbal abilities. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02430.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=148 [article] Executive functioning in children with specific language impairment [texte imprimé] / Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; David J. MESSER, Auteur ; Gilly NASH, Auteur . - 2012 . - p.37-45. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 53-1 (January 2012) . - p.37-45 Mots-clés : Specific language impairment  executive functioning  children  verbal IQ  nonverbal IQ Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:  A limited range of evidence suggests that children with specific language impairment (SLI) have difficulties with higher order thinking and reasoning skills (executive functioning, EF). This study involved a comprehensive investigation of EF in this population taking into account the contributions of age, nonverbal IQ and verbal ability. Methods:  Ten separate measures of EF were assessed in 160 children: 41 had SLI; 31 had low language/cognitive functioning but did not fulfil the criteria for SLI (low language functioning or LLF); and 88 were typically developing with no language difficulties. Group differences in performance were assessed after controlling for age, nonverbal IQ and verbal ability in a series of regression analyses. Results:  Children with SLI and LLF had significantly lower performance than typical children on 6 of the 10 EF tasks once age and nonverbal IQ had been controlled (verbal and nonverbal executive-loaded working memory, verbal and nonverbal fluency, nonverbal inhibition and nonverbal planning). Performance on these EF tasks remained lower for those in the SLI group even when verbal IQ was entered in the regressions. Conclusions:  Children with language impairments showed marked difficulties on a range of EF tasks. These difficulties were present even when adjustments were made for their verbal abilities. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02430.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=148

Experiences of autism diagnosis: A survey of over 1000 parents in the United Kingdom / Laura CRANE in Autism, 20-2 (February 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 20-2 (February 2016) . - p.153-162 Titre : Experiences of autism diagnosis: A survey of over 1000 parents in the United Kingdom Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Laura CRANE, Auteur ; James W CHESTER, Auteur ; Lorna GODDARD, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; Elisabeth HILL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.153-162 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  autism spectrum disorder  diagnosis  parent satisfaction  support  survey Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A sample of 1047 parents completed an online survey about their experiences and opinions regarding the process of attaining a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for their children. The results revealed that parents usually waited a year from when they first had concerns about their child’s development before they sought professional help. On average, there was a delay of around 3.5 years from the point at which parents first approached a health professional with their concerns to the confirmation of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Just over half of the parents surveyed were dissatisfied with the diagnostic process as a whole. Several factors predicted parents’ overall levels of satisfaction with the diagnostic process, including the time taken to receive a diagnosis, satisfaction with the information provided at diagnosis, the manner of the diagnosing professional, the stress associated with the diagnostic process and satisfaction with post-diagnostic support. Post-diagnosis, the support (if any) that was provided to parents was deemed unsatisfactory, and this was highlighted as an area of particular concern among parents. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315573636 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=278 [article] Experiences of autism diagnosis: A survey of over 1000 parents in the United Kingdom [texte imprimé] / Laura CRANE, Auteur ; James W CHESTER, Auteur ; Lorna GODDARD, Auteur ; Lucy A. HENRY, Auteur ; Elisabeth HILL, Auteur . - p.153-162. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 20-2 (February 2016) . - p.153-162 Mots-clés : autism  autism spectrum disorder  diagnosis  parent satisfaction  support  survey Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A sample of 1047 parents completed an online survey about their experiences and opinions regarding the process of attaining a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for their children. The results revealed that parents usually waited a year from when they first had concerns about their child’s development before they sought professional help. On average, there was a delay of around 3.5 years from the point at which parents first approached a health professional with their concerns to the confirmation of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Just over half of the parents surveyed were dissatisfied with the diagnostic process as a whole. Several factors predicted parents’ overall levels of satisfaction with the diagnostic process, including the time taken to receive a diagnosis, satisfaction with the information provided at diagnosis, the manner of the diagnosing professional, the stress associated with the diagnostic process and satisfaction with post-diagnostic support. Post-diagnosis, the support (if any) that was provided to parents was deemed unsatisfactory, and this was highlighted as an area of particular concern among parents. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361315573636 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=278

Experiences of diagnosing autism spectrum disorder: A survey of professionals in the United Kingdom / Claire L ROGERS in Autism, 20-7 (October 2016)  

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Experiences of Receiving a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Survey of Adults in the United Kingdom / Lydia JONES in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-12 (December 2014)  

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Eye-witness memory and suggestibility in children with Asperger syndrome / Eamon J. MCCRORY in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48-5 (May 2007)  

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Eyewitness identification in child witnesses on the autism spectrum / Rachel WILCOCK in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 66 (October 2019)  

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Mock Juror Perceptions of Child Witnesses on the Autism Spectrum: The Impact of Providing Diagnostic Labels and Information About Autism / Laura CRANE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50-5 (May 2020)  

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Narrative abilities of autistic and non-autistic adolescents: The role of mentalising and executive function / Anna HARVEY ; Helen SPICER-CAIN ; Nicola BOTTING ; Lucy A. HENRY in Autism Research, 18-1 (January 2025)  

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Response to 'No Evidence Against Sketch Reinstatement of Context, Verbal Labels or Registered Intermediaries' / Lucy A. HENRY in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-7 (July 2018)  

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Verbal, Visual, and Intermediary Support for Child Witnesses with Autism During Investigative Interviews / Lucy A. HENRY in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-8 (August 2017)  

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