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Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

The aims of this study were i) to evaluate the domains of language production, comprehension and naming in children with moderate or heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol, and ii) to determine if these domains are a specific weakness in these children. The study compared 25 children with FASD to 25 typ...

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Main Author: Corbett, Claire
Other Authors: Tredoux, Colin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Psychology 2014
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description The aims of this study were i) to evaluate the domains of language production, comprehension and naming in children with moderate or heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol, and ii) to determine if these domains are a specific weakness in these children. The study compared 25 children with FASD to 25 typically developing non-alcohol exposed controls on four language measures; (1) the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Revised; (2) the Test of Reception of Grammar- Version II; (3) the Cookie Jar Theft Picture test and; (4) the Boston Naming test.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10301 Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Corbett, Claire Tredoux, Colin Adnams, Colleen Psychological Research The aims of this study were i) to evaluate the domains of language production, comprehension and naming in children with moderate or heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol, and ii) to determine if these domains are a specific weakness in these children. The study compared 25 children with FASD to 25 typically developing non-alcohol exposed controls on four language measures; (1) the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Revised; (2) the Test of Reception of Grammar- Version II; (3) the Cookie Jar Theft Picture test and; (4) the Boston Naming test. 2014-12-27T19:50:24Z 2014-12-27T19:50:24Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10301 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town
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Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
title_full Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
title_fullStr Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
title_full_unstemmed Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
title_short Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
title_sort exploring language production comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
topic Psychological Research
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