Assessment of the Social Interaction Abilities of Adolescents With Communication Disability: A Scoping Review.
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| Title: | Assessment of the Social Interaction Abilities of Adolescents With Communication Disability: A Scoping Review. |
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| Authors: | Shelton, Nichola1 Nichola.Shelton@sydney.edu.au, Munro, Natalie1,2, Starling, Julia1, Lyn Tieu3,4,5, Keep, Melanie1 |
| Source: | Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools. Oct2025, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p1296-1311. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Communicative competence, *Children with disabilities, *ERIC (Information retrieval system), CINAHL database, Systematic reviews, MEDLINE, Social skills, Communicative disorders in adolescence, Medical databases, Psychology information storage & retrieval systems, Biopsychosocial model |
| Abstract: | Purpose: We sought to identify the constructs and measures used to evaluate the social interaction abilities of young people (12-17 years) with communication disability, drawing from three frameworks: a taxonomy of pediatric cognitive-communication disorders, a taxonomy to describe language assessments of school-aged children, and the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Method: A scoping review was conducted, guided by the five-stage methodological framework outlined by Arksey and O'Malley (2005). Ten databases were searched (CENTRAL, CINAHL, ERIC, LLBA, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, speechBITE, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global). Results: In total, 173 peer-reviewed publications were identified and included in this review. Most papers measured the construct of pragmatics/social communication and behavior using standardized, norm-referenced, static, and decontextualized instruments that focused on the ICF's Activity component, with fewer papers evaluating young people's social interaction skills at the Participation level. Conclusions: There is an urgent need for more Participation-focused measures. Such measures could enable speech-language pathologists to support young people's development and participation in ways that are meaningful to them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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