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Maternal Verbal Responses to Communication of Infants at Low and Heightened Risk of Autism
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Leezenbaum, Nina B.; Campbell, Susan B.; Butler, Derrecka; Iverson, Jana M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study investigates mothers' responses to infant communication among infants at heightened genetic risk (high risk) of autism spectrum disorder compared to infants with no such risk (low risk). A total of 26 infants, 12 of whom had an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder, were observed during naturalistic in-home interaction and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Using the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) System in Preschool Classrooms with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Dykstra, Jessica R.; Sabatos-DeVito, Maura G.; Irvin, Dwight W.; Boyd, Brian A.; Hume, Kara A.; Odom, Sam L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This study describes the language environment of preschool programs serving children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and examines relationships between child characteristics and an automated measure of adult and child language in the classroom. The Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system was used with 40 children with ASD to collect data…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Preschool Education