%0 Journal Article
%T Functional Communication Profile - Revised: uma proposta de caracteriza  o objetiva de crian as e adolescentes do espectro do autismo Functional Communication Profile - Revised: objective description of children and adolescents of the autism spectrum
%A Tha¨ªs Helena Ferreira Santos
%A Fernanda Dreux Miranda Fernandes
%J Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
%R 10.1590/s1516-80342012000400015
%X OBJETIVO: Caracterizar objetivamente as altera  es de crian as e adolescentes inclu¨ªdos no espectro do autismo de acordo com o grau de severidade definido a partir das respostas ao Functional Communication Profile - Revised (FCP-R). M¨¦TODOS: Foram selecionadas 50 crian as (idade m¨¦dia 7 anos e 11 meses) com diagn¨®sticos no espectro do autismo que foram avaliados segundo os crit¨¦rios do FCP-R. As respostas obtidas foram pontuadas e classificadas de acordo com a severidade e realizada an¨¢lise estat¨ªstica pertinente. RESULTADOS: A caracteriza  o dessa popula  o evidenciou dados concordantes com a literatura, mostrando preju¨ªzos nas ¨¢reas de linguagem (expressiva e receptiva), comportamento e pragm¨¢tica, principalmente. Os indiv¨ªduos que n o possuem habilidades verbais evidenciaram, ainda, altera  es referentes aos dom¨ªnios fala e flu¨ºncia. CONCLUS O: O FCP-R foi sens¨ªvel para caracterizar a popula  o estudada, mostrando-se ainda mais eficaz para a avalia  o individualizada. PURPOSE: To objectively characterize the alterations of autistic children and adolescents as to their severity degree, according to the answers to the Functional Communication Profile - Revised (FCP-R). METHODS: Subjects were 50 children (mean age 7 years 11 months) with diagnosis within the autism spectrum that were assessed according to the FCP-R criteria. Answers were scored and classified according to severity, and the results were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: This group characterization evidenced results that agree with the literature, showing disorders mainly in the areas of language (expressive and receptive), behavior and pragmatics. Individuals without verbal communication also showed speech and fluency disorders. CONCLUSION: The FCP-R was sensitive to characterize the studied population, and even more efficient for individual assessment.
%K Transtorno aut¨ªstico
%K Fonoaudiologia
%K Linguagem infantil
%K Question¨¢rios
%K Autistic disorder
%K Speech
%K language and hearing sciences
%K Child language
%K Questionnaires
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