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Emotional Regulation and Language in Young Children with and without Autism Traits
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Sara Cibralic; Jane Kohlhoff; Nancy Wallace; Catherine McMahon; Valsamma Eapen – Journal of Early Intervention, 2024
Language ability has been associated with emotion regulation (ER) ability. Children on the autism spectrum have greater rates of language delays and lower ER ability. Despite this, autism traits have not been considered or controlled for in past research. This study therefore examined the association between language ability and ER in young…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Mothers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Response
A Scoping Review of Motor and Language Measurement Tools Used in Early Childhood Research
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Shari DeVeney; Priyanka Chaudhary; Brooke Heyne; John Rech; Danae Dinkel – Infants and Young Children, 2025
Early childhood is a critical period characterized by rapid development of motor and language skills. Reliably assessing motor and language development in early childhood is difficult, and there is a lack of agreement on measurement tool use. This scoping review aims to identify measurement tools used to examine motor and language skills in…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Associations between Joint Attention, Supported Joint Engagement and Language in TD Children and Children with ASD: Potential Sources of Individual and Group Differences in Language Outcomes
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Ahmed Abdelaziz; Manuela Wagner; Letitia R. Naigles – Language Learning and Development, 2025
Joint Attention (JA) and Supported Joint Engagement (Supported JE) have each been reported to predict later language development in typically developing (TD) children and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In this longitudinal study including 33 TD children (20 months at V1) and 30 children with ASD (33 months at V1), the contributions…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Attention, Participation
Factors Impacting Parental Quality of Life in Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum
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Valsamma Eapen; Raisa Islam; Syeda Ishra Azim; Anne Masi; Louis Klein; Lisa Karlov – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This study examined connections between parental quality of life (QoL) and features of children (autism severity, cognitive ability, behavioral profile, and sociodemographic factors). Parents of 97 children attending an autism-specific preschool completed the Quality of Life in Autism, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales and Child Behavior…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Cognitive Ability
The UK C-BiLLT: Validity and Reliability of an Online Assessment of Spoken Language Comprehension for Children with Severe Motor Disorders
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Lindsay Pennington; Lily Potts; Janice Murray; Johanna Geytenbeek; Kate Laws; Jenefer Sargent; Michael Clarke; John Swettenham; Julie Lachkovic; Catherine Martin; Elaine McColl – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Current UK measures of early spoken language comprehension require manipulation of toys and/or verbal responses and are not accessible to children with severe motor impairments. The Computer-Based Instrument for Low motor Language Testing (C-BiLLT) (originally validated in Dutch) is a computerized test of spoken language comprehension…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
Longitudinal Relations between Early Sensory Responsiveness and Later Communication in Infants with Autistic and Non-Autistic Siblings
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Jacob I. Feldman; Varsha Garla; Kacie Dunham; Jennifer E. Markfeld; Sarah M. Bowman; Alexandra J. Golden; Claire Daly; Sophia Kaiser; Nisha Mailapur; Sweeya Raj; Pooja Santapuram; Evan Suzman; Ashley E. Augustine; Aine Muhumuza; Carissa J. Cascio; Kathryn L. Williams; Anne V. Kirby; Bahar Keceli-Kaysili; Tiffany G. Woynaroski – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Early differences in sensory responsiveness may contribute to difficulties with communication among autistic children; however, this theory has not been longitudinally assessed in infants at increased familial versus general population-level likelihood for autism (Sibs-autism vs. Sibs-NA) using a comprehensive battery of sensory responsiveness and…
Descriptors: Infants, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Experience, Siblings
Effectiveness of a Mastery Climate Cognitive-Motor Skills School-Based Intervention in Children Living in Poverty: Motor and Academic Performance, Self-Perceptions, and BMI
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G. C. Nobre; F. S. S. Nobre; N. C. Valentini – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Children living in poverty often are exposed to situations that negatively affect various aspects of their development. So, it is important to propose interventional programs that minimize the negative effects of living in poverty on these children. Objective: To verify the impact of a mastery climate cognitive-motor skills…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Intervention, Psychomotor Skills