Pasco, Greg;
Gordon, R. K.;
Howlin, Patricia;
Charman, Tony;
Gordon, RK;
(2008)
The Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (COSMIC): An observational measure of the intentional communication of children with autism in an unstructured classroom setting.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
, 38
pp. 1807-1818.
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Abstract
The Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (COSMIC) was devised to provide ecologically valid outcome measures for a communication-focused intervention trial. Ninety-one children with autism spectrum disorder aged 6 years 10 months (SD 16 months) were videoed during their everyday snack, teaching and free play activities. Inter-rater reliability was high and relevant items showed significant associations with comparable items from concurrent Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Generic (Lord et al., 2000) assessments. In a subsample of 28 children initial differences in rates of initiations, initiated speech/vocalisation and commenting were predictive of language and communication competence 15 months later. Results suggest that the use of observational measures of intentional communication in natural settings is a valuable assessment strategy for research and clinical practice.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (COSMIC): An observational measure of the intentional communication of children with autism in an unstructured classroom setting |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com |
| Keywords: | Observation; Ecological validity; Intentional communication; Classroom |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10004436 |
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