The intervention focused on starting treatment at an early age to develop the child’s full potential, which is known as early intervention. Given that autistic symptoms and language deficits occur at an early age and affect other areas of development in children with autistic spectrum disorder, we wanted to examine if early intervention is more effective in the reduction in autistic symptoms and language deficits in children aged 36–47 months old when compared to children 48–60 months old. The sample consisted of 29 children diagnosed with ASD who were admitted for integrative therapy. All participants were divided into two groups based on age: G1: 36–47 months old children, and G2: 48–60 months old children. To estimate the presence of autistic symptoms, we used the GARS-3, and for the assessment of speech–language abilities, we used the subscale Estimated Speech and Language Development (ESLD). Our results regarding the effect of the group on the difference in the scores at two time points showed that there was a statistically significant effect of the group on the reduction in autistic symptoms (p < 0.05) but no effect of the group on the differences in speech–language abilities between the two time points (p > 0.05). Our study highlights the importance of emphasizing the exact age when using the terms “early intervention” and “early development” in future studies and practice because it is necessary to determine and establish guidelines about which particular ages are crucial for starting treatment in certain developmental aspects.
Introduction. Alexia without agraphia is an impairment of reading ability.
Speech, auditory comprehension, repetition and writing are relatively
intact. Due to a damage of the splenium of corpus callosum, alexia without
agraphia is considered to be an interhemispheric disconnection syndrome.
Case Report. We presented a 71-year-old male, with chronic hypertension,
diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. The magnetic resonance imaging showed a
lesion in the left medial temporal region, including the equilateral
thalamus, posterior cingulate gyrus, splenium of corpus callosum, lingual
occipital gyrus, and the tail of the hippocampus. Lacunar ischemia was found
on the right side of cerebellum. The neuro-linguistic diagnostic protocol
included the Mini Mental State Examination, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia
Examination, Boston Naming Test and phonemic and category fluency tests. We
have also designed a clinical protocol for color recognition assessment. The
results showed a mild cognitive impairment related to the time and space
orientation, delayed memory and reading. On the speech and language levels,
a severe acquired alexia without agraphia was registered which was not
associated with other language modalities. Conclusion. The neuro-linguistic
tests and clinical techniques provide a rather reliable diagnostic criteria,
which is the basis for neuro-rehabilitation. The rehabilitation protocol
refers to training techniques: tactile-kinesthetic recognition of graphemes
and application of various reading techniques, such as letter-by-letter
reading, Multiple Oral Re-reading, melodic intonation therapy and oral
reading technique in order to facilitate rehabilitation of reading.
[Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 178027]
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