DIAGNOSIS OF SOCIAL PRAGMATIC COMMUNICATION DISORDER THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, RATING SCALES AND TEST METHODS

Abstract

The present article deals with the possibilities of diagnosing social pragmatic communication disorder (SPCD), focusing on questionnaire methods, test methods and assessment scales. Abroad, diagnosis of this disorder is often done through a combination of interviews, questionnaires, rating scales, observations and other methods. The aim of this paper was to create an integrative overview, i.e. to summarise questionnaire methods, rating scales and test methods that are aimed at diagnosing pragmatic language. For this purpose, seven methods were selected that deal with the recognition of deficits in pragmatic language, developed between 1989 and 2023. The individual methods were evaluated in terms of age range, focus, content, norms, and time duration. These categories were followed for foreign diagnostic methods, since no materials of this type are yet available in the Czech Republic.

Keywords

• social pragmatic communication disorder
• pragmatic language
• diagnostic questionnaire methods
• assessment scales
• differential diagnosis