Roditeljska procjena eholalije u djece dobi 16-30 mjeseci

master's thesis

• Title (english): Parental assessment of echolalia in children aged 16-30 months
• Author: Roberta Vidić
• Mentor: Maja Cepanec (mentor)
• Committee member: Maja Cepanec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanja Šimleša (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech Therapy

Abstract

Eholalija je ponavljanje tuđih riječi, fraza ili rečenica te međusobno razlikujemo neposrednu i odgođenu eholaliju. Eholalija vrlo često ima negativnu konotaciju te se veže uz poremećaj iz spektra autizma, međutim, ona je prisutna i kod djece tipičnog razvoja, ali kraćeg trajanja i manje učestalosti. Eholalija u tipičnom razvoju najčešće se naziva verbalna imitacija. Dosad provedena istraživanja većinom su se fokusirala na eholaliju u djece s poremećajem iz spektra autizma, a vrlo malo literature izvještava o eholaliji u tipičnom razvoju. U prijašnjim istraživanjima eholalije u tipičnom razvoju nailazimo na različite rezultate o pojavi eholalije. Međutim, kao faza eholalije najčešće se ističe razdoblje između prve i druge godine života.
Cilj ovog rada jest utvrditi razvojna obilježja eholalije te procijeniti dob pojave i vrhunac eholalije u djece tipičnog razvoja u odnosu na dob i jezični status.
U svrhu istraživanja izrađen je upitnik za roditelje o obilježjima eholalije djece rane dobi. Uz upitnik, roditelji su ispunjavali i kratku verziju Komunikacijske razvojne ljestvice (KORALJE) koja pruža mjeru opsega ekspresivnog rječnika. Uzorak je činilo 50 roditelja djece dobi 15 do 30 mjeseci. Većina roditelja uočava eholaliju u djece dobi 15-30 mj., a prosječna dob koju navode kao početak pojave eholalije je dob od 18,5 mjeseci, dok je raspon dobi od 12 do 28 mjeseci. Dobiveni rezultati upućuju na mogućnost postojanja dva vala eholalije - prvi val s otprilike 16 mjeseci, a drugi s 24, dok je vrhunac eholalije razdoblje od 18 do 26 mj. Također, utvrđeno je da porastom broja riječi dolazi do povećanja učestalosti eholalije. Većina roditelja smatra da je eholalija uobičajena pojava u djetetovom razvoju te da ima funkciju lakšeg usvajanja jezika. Ovo istraživanje jasnije prikazuje razvojna obilježja eholalije, a rezultati mogu klinički doprinijeti logopedskom radu za određivanje preciznijih dijagnostičkih kriterija stereotipne jezične proizvodnje u dijagnostici poremećaja iz spektra autizma.

Abstract (english)

Echolalia is the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences of others. It may be immediate or delayed. Echolalia very often has a negative connotation and is associated with autism spectrum disorder. However, it also occurs in typical development, but of shorter duration and less frequently. Echolalia in typical development is usually referred to as verbal imitation. Most of the research has focused on echolalia in children with autism spectrum disorders, and a small body of literature reports echolalia in typical development. Previous studies on echolalia in typical development have found varying results on the occurrence of echolalia. However, the period between the first and second year of life is most commonly highlighted as the phase of echolalia. The aim of this study is to investigate the developmental characteristics of echolalia and to evaluate the age of onset and peak of echolalia in typical development of children in relation to age and language status. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed for parents about the characteristics of echolalia in children at an early age. In addition to the questionnaire, parents also completed a short version of the Communication Development Scale (KORALJE), which is a measure of expressive vocabulary size. The sample consisted of 50 parents of children aged 15 to 30 months. Most parents noticed echolalia in children aged 15to 30 months. The average age they reported as the onset of echolalia was 18.5 months, while the age range was from 12 to 28 months. The results suggest that there may be two phases of echolalia - the first at around 16 months of age and the second at 24 months of age, while the peak of echolalia is between 18 and 26 months of age. It has also been found that an increase in the number of words leads to an increase in the frequency of echolalia. Most parents believe that echolalia is a normal phenomenon in a child's development and that its function is to facilitate language acquisition. This study more clearly demonstrates the developmental features of echolalia, and the results may clinically contribute to speech therapy to determine more accurate diagnostic criteria for stereotyped speech production in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

• Keywords: eholalija; verbalna imitacija; djeca tipičnog razvoja
• Keywords (english): echolalia; verbal imitation; children of typical development
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:051830
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Speech and Language Pathology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra logopedije (magistar/magistra logopedije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-11-02 13:45:14