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Tor: Case study of a boy with autism between the age of three and eight

Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, New York University, New York, USA

U Nettelbladt

Department of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Longitudinal data are presented on a boy between the ages of three and eight. At age three he received a diagnosis of language impairment and at age six a diagnosis of high-functioning autism. Results are presented from extensive assessments at four points in time, including interviews with his mother and teachers. The results indicate that the boy s core problem was poor language comprehension, especially evident in group situations. The results also show that symptoms of his pragmatic impairment varied over time, partly as a function of contextual demands. A dimensional approach to capture pragmatic difficulties in children is suggested.

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