Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Kristen Izaryk

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• Research Article
  Social Communication Functioning: An Appraisal of Current Assessment Tools through the Lens of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health – Child & Youth Version
  
  Author(s): Kristen Izaryk, Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Wenonah Campbell, Marilyn KertoyKristen Izaryk, Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Wenonah Campbell, Marilyn Kertoy
  
  Abstract Objective: Social communication, or the use of language in social interactions, is critical to everyday human functioning. Although widely recognized as a key aspect of pediatric speech-language pathology practice, there is currently no consistently used approach to how social communication functioning is assessed for this population. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Child and Youth version (ICF-CY) offers a framework for describing social communication functioning, and thus how well it is represented in current parent- and teacher-report assessment tools for preschool and school-age social communication. Method: Functional dimensions of social communication were identified from chapters of the ICF-CY. These functional dimensions were used to appraise the extent to which current pediatric s.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000134

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