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Children’s Communication Checklist (CCC-2)

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Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders

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CCC-2; Children’s communication checklist, version 2

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The Children’s Communication Checklist (CCC-2) is a checklist that is used to assess aspects of everyday communication that are difficult to evaluate using traditional language tests. It consists of 70 items divided into 10 subscales and is usually completed by a parent or other caregiver, though useful information can be provided by teachers or other professionals who know the child well. It takes between 5 and 15 min to complete.

The ten scales are:

  1. A.

    Speech

  2. B.

    Syntax

  3. C.

    Semantics

  4. D.

    Coherence

  5. E.

    Inappropriate initiation (initiation in US version)

  6. F.

    Stereotyped language (scripted language in US version)

  7. G.

    Use of context

  8. H.

    Nonverbal communication

  9. I.

    Social relations

  10. J.

    Interests

The first four scales, A to D, assess aspects of language structure, vocabulary, and discourse. These are all areas that are often impaired in non-autistic as well as autistic children with language impairments.

The next four scales,...

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  1. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3UD, Oxford, UK

    Dr. Dorothy Bishop

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Bishop, D. (2013). Children’s Communication Checklist (CCC-2). In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1929

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