Neurological Disorders

Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology Unit, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Publications

• Research   
  Disorganized Speech in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Part of the Problems in Social Pragmatic Communication and Verbal Intelligence
  Author(s): Sakinah Idris*, Louwerse A, Van der Ende J, Hillegers M, Van Haren N and Greaves Lord K
  
  Background and aims: Disorganized speech (DS) refers to the failure to communicate coherently. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show disorganized speech, such as abrupt topic changes. Disorganized speech can be explained by 1 social pragmatic communication difficulties (SPCD) or 2 social cognition problems (SCP). Methods: We tested whether children with ASD and severe disorganized speech differed from those with mild or no disorganized speech, using parent’s report on SPCD and tested SCP (i.e., Theory of Mind; ToM). A total of 62 children with ASD (aged 7-12 years) were included, 12 with severe disorganized speech, 32 with mild, and 18 with no disorganized speech. The disorganized speech was assessed using the Kiddie Formal Thought Disorder Rating Scale (KFTDS). SPCD was measured using the parent reported Children’s C.. Read More»
  

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