ABSTRACT

Purpose: To explore the relationship of intelligibility, receptive language, executive functioning, and motor skills to nonverbal cognitive skills among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in different speech-language profile groups.

Method: Twenty-seven children with CP aged 10–12 years old participated in the study. They completed a battery of standard clinical assessments. The relationship of various skillsets with nonverbal cognitive ability was explored using correlational procedures. Additionally, we examined pairwise differences in nonverbal cognitive skills among profile groups. Cohen’s Kappa and Chi-square tests were used to study the consistency of receptive language and nonverbal cognitive performance.

Results: Children who showed better nonverbal cognitive abilities demonstrated better motor, receptive language, and intelligibility skills. Nonverbal cognition was generally consistent with receptive language.

Conclusion: Nonverbal cognitive impairment often co-occurs with language and speech motor impairment among children with CP. Speech-language profile groups are a useful framework for describing both communication and cognitive abilities.

摘要

目的：探讨不同语言组中脑瘫 (CP) 儿童的可理解性、接受性语言、执行功能和运动技能与非语言认知技能的关系。

方法：27名10-12岁的CP儿童参加了研究。他们完成了一系列标准临床评估。使用相关程序探索了各种技能组合与非语言认知能力的关系。此外，我们检查了档案组之间非语言认知技能的成对差异。Cohen 的 Kappa 和卡方检验用于研究接受性语言和非语言认知表现的一致性。

结果：表现出更好的非语言认知能力的儿童表现出更好的运动、接受语言和理解能力。非语言认知通常与接受性语言一致。

结论：非语言认知障碍常与 CP 儿童的语言和言语运动障碍同时发生。语音语言配置文件组是描述沟通和认知能力的有用框架。