Published: 2024-04-18

Emotion naming in children as a research challenge for speech therapists

Elżbieta Sadowska

Abstract

Research focused on the human emotional sphere is primarily carried out by psychologists. However, evaluating emotion naming competence is an interdisciplinary issue, and it is vital also for speech therapy. Researchers have observed that many children with neurodevelopmental disorders, e.g., autism spectrum disorder (ASD), experience difficulties in recognising and understanding emotions, as well as naming them. The latter is also challenging for many neurotypical children. Nonetheless, linguistic studies into emotion naming competence are still insufficiently undertaken. The objective of this paper is to present problems encountered while constructing tasks that assess the level of proficiency in emotion naming under test conditions. It also offers preliminary results of a pilot study involving neurotypical kindergarten children. The paper constitutes part of a more extensive research project on the naming and expression of emotions in children with ASD.

Keywords:

ASD, emotions, speech therapy diagnosis, emotion naming

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Sadowska, E. (2024). Emotion naming in children as a research challenge for speech therapists. Poradnik Językowy, 811(2), 35–43. Retrieved from https://www.journals.polon.uw.edu.pl/index.php/pj/article/view/1321

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