Re: Speech Language Assessments - What gets tested, what stands out? WAS: What speech issues ARE normal?

March 10, 2009

Hello Ruth!! Thank you for the information !!

As for verbal skills, interestingly enough, 's verbal skills are just

fine. I'm not exactly sure what kind of subtests they performed with in

regards to his verbal reasoning OR receptive language, but I know a listening

comprehension test was one of them, and that is the one he scored lowest on.

Also, in the IQ testing they gave him, the ONLY processing speed they tested him

on was psycho-motor. Well, he scored in the VERY superior range on this one, but

that has NOTHING to do with speech. We haven't been able to get him a

speech/language assessment, which I assume would provide us with some answers to

verbal processing speed questions, because it was always deemed, where we lived

before, that his speech was fine, and not hindering his academic grades, and

therefore he was bumped to the bottom of the priority wait list !!! Very

frustrating.

Another things that's always been mentioned, is that his " receptive/expressive

language skills are not where they should be. " However, this comment ALWAYS came

after they told me that he " seemed to not think about how his actions affected

other people's feelings " and his " inability to learn from his mistakes " .

However, both of these things are explained by ASPERGER'S, and therefore an

inaccurate picture of his speech skills has likely been " painted " for us.

For anyone that has had a speech language assessment with their child(ren), what

kind of things do they test? And what will stand out for Aspies?

Thanks again in advance !! And thanks again Ruth for the insight !!

=)

( ) Re: What speech issues ARE normal? WAS: Am I on the

right track?

> Actually, no. Aspies usually have high verbal skills in general.

> But that doesn't mean your son couldn't be an aspie with a co-

> existing condition affecting his verbal reasoning and receptive

> language.

>

> Obviously, you should listen to the experts, but this sounds like

> typical HFA/AS slow processing speed. I'm not all that familiar

> with the " little kid " IQ tests, but somewhere I imagine they test

> this. In the IQ test they give to older kids, processing speed is

> specifically tested, and aspies are typically on the low side. It

> is also caused by working memory problems that aspies also

> typically have.

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