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Longitudinal Development of Language and Fine Motor Skills Is Correlated, but Not Coupled, in a Childhood Atypical Cohort
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Deserno, Marie K.; Fuhrmann, Delia; Begeer, Sander; Borsboom, Denny; Geurts, Hilde M.; Kievit, Rogier A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Autism is often associated with early developmental delays in language and motor skills. However, little is known about the complex dynamic processes that drive the co-development of such early difficulties. The aim of the present study was to model the parallel growth of language and motor skills in a cohort of infants and to explore differences…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Language Acquisition
Associations between Executive Function and Attention Abilities and Language and Social Communication Skills in Young Autistic Children
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Howard, Jill; Herold, Brianna; Major, Samantha; Leahy, Caroline; Ramseur, Kevin, II; Franz, Lauren; Deaver, Megan; Vermeer, Saritha; Carpenter, Kimberly L. H.; Murias, Michael; Huang, Wei Angel; Dawson, Geraldine – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Although it has been found that autistic children exhibit delays in executive function abilities and atypical patterns of attention, less is known about the relationship between executive function and attention abilities and social and language skills in early childhood. In this study, 180 autistic children, age 2-8 years, participated in a study…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Attention, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
Language Profiles in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community Sample Using Multiple Assessment Instruments
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Nevill, Rose; Hedley, Darren; Uljarevic, Mirko; Sahin, Ensu; Zadek, Johanna; Butter, Eric; Mulick, James A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study investigated language profiles in a community-based sample of 104 children aged 1-3 years who had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder using "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.) diagnostic criteria. Language was assessed with the Mullen scales, Preschool Language Scale, fifth edition, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Language Skills
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Who Do Not Develop Phrase Speech in the Preschool Years
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Norrelgen, Fritjof; Fernell, Elisabeth; Eriksson, Mats; Hedvall, Asa; Persson, Clara; Sjölin, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher; Kjellmer, Liselotte – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
There is uncertainty about the proportion of children with autism spectrum disorders who do not develop phrase speech during the preschool years. The main purpose of this study was to examine this ratio in a population-based community sample of children. The cohort consisted of 165 children (141 boys, 24 girls) with autism spectrum disorders aged…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Speech Skills