The not-for-profit LENA Foundation now offers the LENA Language and Autism Screen (LLAS), a three-part assessment for children ages 24-48 months. The LLAS enables speech-language professionals to:
- Automatically and objectively screen for autism. After analyzing a child's vocalizations, we provide a score and probability for the likelihood of autism.
- Detect language delays. We measure a child's expressive and receptive language skills—based on answers to a 52-item parent questionnaire—and provide you with a language development age and determine if a language delay may be present.
- Assess the quality of a child's language environment. We measure the number of adult words spoken to and near a child; determine the number of conversational interactions a child has with adults; and rate the quality of a child's audio environment.
It's easy to Order the LLAS. After you provide the requested order and payment information through our online shop, we send the child's parents a kit with a LENA Digital Language Processor (DLP—a small, unobtrusive recording device), LENA Clothing, and some questionnaires. On the recording day (we recommend a weekend day), the parents dress the child in the LENA Clothing, turn on and insert the DLP in the clothing pocket and record 12 to 16 hours of the child’s daily vocalizations. The next day, the parents send the DLP and other materials back to us in a prepaid FedEx envelope. We process the data and send you the results and reports within two weeks of receiving the packet.
Order Now. Or for more information on the LLAS, please call 1.866.503.9918.