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Concurrent Validity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT): Socio-Cognitive and Verbal Skills in 18-Month-Old Infants
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Ruel, Alexa; Chiarella, Sabrina S.; Crivello, Cristina; Poulin-Dubois, Diane – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is a screening questionnaire for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Previous findings have confirmed the M-CHAT's sensitivity and specificity across several cultures, yet few studies have considered M-CHAT scores as a distributed trait in a sample of typical infants. The current study examined…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Screening Tests, Autism, Scores
Consistency and Inconsistency in Caregiver Reporting of Vocabulary
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Arunachalam, Sudha; Avtushka, Valeryia; Luyster, Rhiannon J.; Guthrie, Whitney – Language Learning and Development, 2022
Vocabulary checklists completed by caregivers are a common way of measuring children's vocabulary knowledge. We provide evidence from checklist data from 31 children with and without autism spectrum disorder. When asked to report twice about whether or not their child produces a particular word, caregivers are largely consistent in their…
Descriptors: Verbs, Vocabulary Development, Nouns, Language Acquisition
A Relationship between Early Language Skills and Adult Autistic-Like Traits: Evidence from a Longitudinal Population-Based Study
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Armstrong, Rebecca; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.; Scott, James G.; Copland, David A.; McMahon, Katie L.; Fleming, Sophie; Arnott, Wendy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The current study examined the relationship between early language ability and autistic-like traits in adulthood, utilising data from 644 participants from a longitudinal study of the general population. Language performance at 2 years was measured with the Language Development Survey (LDS), and at 20 years the participants completed the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Children
Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Evidence-Based Evaluation of the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) Programme
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Bedwani, Mary-Ann Naguib; Bruck, Susan; Costley, Debra – Cogent Education, 2015
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often have restricted verbal communication. For children who do not use functional speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices can be an important support. We evaluated the effectiveness of one AAC programme, the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) using a Vantage…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) Screening at 18 Months of Age Predicts Concurrent Understanding of Desires, Word Learning and Expressive Vocabulary
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Wright, Kristyn; Poulin-Dubois, Diane – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) is a 23-item questionnaire used in primary screening of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The current studies examine the concurrent validity of the M-CHAT in its ability to predict 18-month-olds' performance on theory of mind and word learning tasks. In Experiment 1, infants' understanding of…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Check Lists, Autism, Screening Tests
Four-Year Follow-Up of Children in the Leap Randomized Trial: Some Planned and Accidental Findings
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Strain, Phillip S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
This article reports on a 4-year follow-up study from the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) randomized trial of early intervention for young children with autism. Overall, participants from LEAP classes were marginally superior to comparison class children on elementary school outcomes specific…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Rating Scales, Behavior Rating Scales