Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This systematic review reports the evidence from the literature concerning the potential for using an automated vocal analysis, the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA, LENA Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, USA) in the screening process for children at...
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: This systematic review reports the evidence from the literature concerning the potential for using an automated vocal analysis, the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA, LENA Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, USA) in the screening process for children at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). ASD and D/HH have increased comorbidity, but current behavioral diagnostic and screening tools have limitations. The LENA Language Autism Screen (LLAS) may offer an additional tool to disambiguate ASD from D/HH in young children. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> We examine empirical reports that use automatic vocal analysis methods to differentiate disordered from typically developing children. <i>Results:</i> Consensus across the sampled scientific literature shows support for use of automatic methods for screening and disambiguation of children with ASD and D/HH. There is some evidence of vocal differentiation between ASD, D/HH, and typically-developing children warranting use of the LLAS, but additional empirical evidence is needed to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the tool. <i>Conclusions:</i> The findings reported here warrant further, more substantive, methodologically-sound research that is fully powered to show a reliable difference. Findings may be useful for both clinicians and researchers in better identification and understanding of communication disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1cc1b5650704f9a8ca591199f535b4c2023-09-02T01:49:08ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2019-08-0155849510.3390/medicina55080495medicina55080495Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of HearingMark VanDam0Christine Yoshinaga-Itano1Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USAInstitute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This systematic review reports the evidence from the literature concerning the potential for using an automated vocal analysis, the Language ENvironment Analysis (LENA, LENA Research Foundation, Boulder, CO, USA) in the screening process for children at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). ASD and D/HH have increased comorbidity, but current behavioral diagnostic and screening tools have limitations. The LENA Language Autism Screen (LLAS) may offer an additional tool to disambiguate ASD from D/HH in young children. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> We examine empirical reports that use automatic vocal analysis methods to differentiate disordered from typically developing children. <i>Results:</i> Consensus across the sampled scientific literature shows support for use of automatic methods for screening and disambiguation of children with ASD and D/HH. There is some evidence of vocal differentiation between ASD, D/HH, and typically-developing children warranting use of the LLAS, but additional empirical evidence is needed to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the tool. <i>Conclusions:</i> The findings reported here warrant further, more substantive, methodologically-sound research that is fully powered to show a reliable difference. Findings may be useful for both clinicians and researchers in better identification and understanding of communication disorders.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/8/495deafhard of hearingD/HHchildhood hearing lossautism spectrum disorder (ASD), automatic language screenchild languageLENA |
| spellingShingle | Mark VanDam Christine Yoshinaga-Itano Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Medicina deaf hard of hearing D/HH childhood hearing loss autism spectrum disorder (ASD), automatic language screen child language LENA |
| title | Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| title_full | Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| title_fullStr | Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| title_short | Use of the LENA Autism Screen with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| title_sort | use of the lena autism screen with children who are deaf or hard of hearing |
| topic | deaf hard of hearing D/HH childhood hearing loss autism spectrum disorder (ASD), automatic language screen child language LENA |
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