Convergent validity of functional communication tools and spoken language comprehension assessment in children with cerebral palsy

• Published in: International journal of language & communication disorders Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 963 - 976
• Main Authors: Vaillant, Emma, Oostrom, Kim J., Beckerman, Heleen, Vermeulen, Jeroen R., Buizer, Annemieke I., Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 01.09.2022
• Subjects: assessment tools; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy - complications; Cerebral Palsy - diagnosis; Classification; Communication; Communication Disorders; Communication Skills; Comprehension; Correlation; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developmental Stages; Foreign Countries; functional communication; Humans; Infant; Language Skills; Language Tests; Oral Language; Preschool Children; Reproducibility of Results; Scores; spoken language comprehension; Test Validity; Toddlers; Young Children; Netherlands; assessment tools; cerebral palsy; spoken language comprehension; functional communication

Background The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe funct...