Research on Pragmatic Impairment in Autistic Children During the Past Two Decades (2001-2022): Hot Spots and Frontiers-based on CiteSpace Bibliometric Analysis

Overview

Journal Front Psychol

Date 2024 Sep 27

PMID 39328816

Authors

Yanqin Liu

Xin Tian

Haoran Mao

Lulu Cheng

Peng Wang

Yang Gao

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Pragmatic impairment has become a critical aspect of language development in autistic children and has gained significant academic attention over the past two decades. This study leverages bibliometric methods to conduct an exhaustive analysis of literature derived from Web of Science database. Utilizing CiteSpace software, we construct a knowledge map to dissect the academic hotspots in research related to pragmatic impairment in autistic children. This enables us to delineate the evolutionary trajectory of this research domain, analyze the prevailing research dimensions, and anticipate potential future dimensions. Our findings indicate that research hotspots in this field over the past two decades predominantly concentrate on assessing and diagnosing pragmatic impairment in autistic children, intervention strategies, and theory of mind. The research scope on pragmatic impairment in autistic children has progressively broadened and deepened. Research has evolved from initial descriptions and interpretations of autism to exploring the theory of mind in high-functioning, school-aged children. The current emphasis is on examining the specific skills that these children possess.

References

Bush L, Martin G, Landau E, Losh M . A Longitudinal Study of Parent-Child Interactions and Language Outcomes in Fragile X Syndrome and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Front Psychiatry. 2021; 12:718572. PMC: 8606641. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.718572. View

Dyrda K, Lucci K, Bieniek-Pocielej R, Brynska A . Therapeutic programs aimed at developing the theory of mind in patients with autism spectrum disorders - available methods and their effectiveness. Psychiatr Pol. 2020; 54(3):591-602. DOI: 10.12740/PP/108493. View

Kokina A, Kern L . Social Story interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis. J Autism Dev Disord. 2010; 40(7):812-26. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0931-0. View

Ingersoll B, Schreibman L . Teaching reciprocal imitation skills to young children with autism using a naturalistic behavioral approach: effects on language, pretend play, and joint attention. J Autism Dev Disord. 2006; 36(4):487-505. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0089-y. View

Stahmer A, Schreibman L, Cunningham A . Toward a technology of treatment individualization for young children with autism spectrum disorders. Brain Res. 2010; 1380:229-39. PMC: 4028162. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.043. View

Baixauli-Fortea I, Miranda Casas A, Berenguer-Forner C, Colomer-Diago C, Rosello-Miranda B . Pragmatic competence of children with autism spectrum disorder. Impact of theory of mind, verbal working memory, ADHD symptoms, and structural language. Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2017; 8(2):101-112. DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2017.1392861. View

Song Y, Jia Z, Liu S, Liang D . Discourse production of mandarin-speaking children with high-functioning autism: The effect of mental and action verbs' semantic-pragmatic features. J Commun Disord. 2017; 70:12-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.10.002. View

DiStefano C, Senturk D, Jeste S . ERP evidence of semantic processing in children with ASD. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2019; 36:100640. PMC: 6763343. DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100640. View

Whalen C, Schreibman L . Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior modification procedures. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2003; 44(3):456-68. DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00135. View

10.

Charman T, Baird G, Simonoff E, Loucas T, Chandler S, Meldrum D . Efficacy of three screening instruments in the identification of autistic-spectrum disorders. Br J Psychiatry. 2007; 191:554-9. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.040196. View

11.

Gabarron E, Skafle I, Nordahl-Hansen A, Wynn R . Social media interventions for autistic individuals: Systematic review. Front Psychiatry. 2023; 14:1089452. PMC: 10014977. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1089452. View

12.

Solomon M, Olsen E, Niendam T, Ragland J, Yoon J, Minzenberg M . From lumping to splitting and back again: atypical social and language development in individuals with clinical-high-risk for psychosis, first episode schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorders. Schizophr Res. 2011; 131(1-3):146-51. PMC: 3143216. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.03.005. View

13.

Le Couteur A, Bailey A, Goode S, Pickles A, Robertson S, Gottesman I . A broader phenotype of autism: the clinical spectrum in twins. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1996; 37(7):785-801. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01475.x. View

14.

Volden J, Phillips L . Measuring pragmatic language in speakers with autism spectrum disorders: Comparing the children's communication checklist--2 and the test of pragmatic language. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2010; 19(3):204-12. DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2010/09-0011). View

15.

Landa R . Early communication development and intervention for children with autism. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2007; 13(1):16-25. DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20134. View

16.

Diez-Itza E, Viejo A, Fernandez-Urquiza M . Pragmatic Profiles of Adults with Fragile X Syndrome and Williams Syndrome. Brain Sci. 2022; 12(3). PMC: 8946534. DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12030385. View

17.

Watkins L, Kuhn M, Ledbetter-Cho K, Gevarter C, OReilly M . Evidence-Based Social Communication Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Indian J Pediatr. 2015; 84(1):68-75. DOI: 10.1007/s12098-015-1938-5. View

18.

Casanova M, Buxhoeveden D, Switala A, Roy E . Minicolumnar pathology in autism. Neurology. 2002; 58(3):428-32. DOI: 10.1212/wnl.58.3.428. View

19.

Fombonne E . The epidemiology of autism: a review. Psychol Med. 1999; 29(4):769-86. DOI: 10.1017/s0033291799008508. View

20.

Bishop D . Development of the Children's Communication Checklist (CCC): a method for assessing qualitative aspects of communicative impairment in children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1998; 39(6):879-91. View