TY - JOUR
T1 - Early Predictors and Correlates of Communication Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
AU - Hidecker, Mary Jo Cooley
AU - Slaughter, Jaime
AU - Abeysekara, Purni
AU - Ho, Nhan T.
AU - Dodge, Nancy
AU - Hurvitz, Edward A.
AU - Workinger, Marilyn Seif
AU - Kent, Ray D.
AU - Rosenbaum, Peter
AU - Lenski, Madeleine
AU - Vanderbeek, Suzette Báez
AU - DeRoos, Steven
AU - Paneth, Nigel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Birth characteristics and developmental milestones were evaluated as early predictors/correlates of communication in children with cerebral palsy. The hypothesis was that maternal report of child’s age for vocal play and first words would predict current functional communication. A case series of 215 children, 2 to 17 years (mean age = 8.2 years, SD = 3.9) with cerebral palsy was recruited from medical practices in 3 Michigan cities. Early developmental data were collected by maternal interview. The child’s Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) level was obtained from parent. Predictors of less functional communication included gestational age >32 weeks, number of comorbidities, age of first words after age 24 months, and use of communication methods other than speech. Several birth characteristics and developmental language milestones were predictive of later communication performance for children with cerebral palsy. These characteristics and milestones should trigger referrals for communication evaluations, including speech, language, hearing, and/or augmentative and alternative communication.
AB - Birth characteristics and developmental milestones were evaluated as early predictors/correlates of communication in children with cerebral palsy. The hypothesis was that maternal report of child’s age for vocal play and first words would predict current functional communication. A case series of 215 children, 2 to 17 years (mean age = 8.2 years, SD = 3.9) with cerebral palsy was recruited from medical practices in 3 Michigan cities. Early developmental data were collected by maternal interview. The child’s Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) level was obtained from parent. Predictors of less functional communication included gestational age >32 weeks, number of comorbidities, age of first words after age 24 months, and use of communication methods other than speech. Several birth characteristics and developmental language milestones were predictive of later communication performance for children with cerebral palsy. These characteristics and milestones should trigger referrals for communication evaluations, including speech, language, hearing, and/or augmentative and alternative communication.
KW - Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)
KW - Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
KW - Manual Ability Classification System (MAC)
KW - cerebral palsy
KW - communication milestone
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U2 - 10.1177/0883073817754006
DO - 10.1177/0883073817754006
M3 - Article
C2 - 29366365
AN - SCOPUS:85042078893
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 33
SP - 275
EP - 285
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 4
ER -