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D'Souza, Dean; D'Souza, Hana; Jones, Emily J. H.; Karmiloff-Smith, Annette – Developmental Science, 2020
Typically developing (TD) infants adapt to the social world in part by shifting the focus of their processing resources to the relevant aspects of a visual scene. Any impairment in visual orienting may therefore constrain learning and development in domains such as language. However, although something is known about visual orienting in infants at…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Attention, Language Acquisition
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Mattie, Laura J.; Hamrick, Lisa R. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and Aims: Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) characteristically struggle with language and communication throughout the life course, but there is limited research on the development of communication before 24 months. The purpose of this study is to describe the early communication of infants and toddlers with FXS using the…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Congenital Impairments, Intellectual Disability, Language Impairments
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Frazier, Thomas W.; Hauschild, Kathryn M.; Klingemier, Eric; Strauss, Mark S.; Hardan, Antonio Y.; Youngstrom, Eric A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Language assessment is a key element of evaluations of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The present study examined the validity of a gaze-based receptive language index (RLI) in predicting language test results.Method: Participants included toddlers, pre-school, and school age children and adolescents…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Neurological Impairments, Evaluation Methods
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Alvares, Gail A.; Bebbington, Keely; Cleary, Dominique; Evans, Kiah; Glasson, Emma J.; Maybery, Murray T.; Pillar, Sarah; Uljarevic, Mirko; Varcin, Kandice; Wray, John; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
'High functioning autism' is a term often used for individuals with autism spectrum disorder without an intellectual disability. Over time, this term has become synonymous with expectations of greater functional skills and better long-term outcomes, despite contradictory clinical observations. This study investigated the relationship between…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intelligence
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Frolek Clark, Gloria; Niblock, Jayna; Crane Vos, Taylor; Lieberman, Deborah; Hunter, Elizabeth G. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
Interventions to enhance cognitive and executive function performance are essential for the child's performance in current and future occupations. Occupational therapy practitioners are critical members of early intervention, education, and healthcare teams. Practitioners are distinctly qualified to address cognitive functioning within the context…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Intervention, Cognitive Development, Infants
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Lindly, Olivia J.; Chan, James; Fenning, Rachel M.; Farmer, Justin G.; Neumeyer, Ann M.; Wang, Paul; Swanson, Mark; Parker, Robert A.; Kuhlthau, Karen A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Children with autism spectrum disorder have a high risk of vision problems yet little is known about their vision care. This cross-sectional survey study, therefore, examined vision care among 351 children with autism spectrum disorder ages 6-17 years in the United States or Canada who were enrolled in the Autism Treatment Network Registry. Vision…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Access to Health Care
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Clark, Megan L. E.; Barbaro, Josephine; Dissanayake, Cheryl – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This paper charted the cognitive and behavioural profiles from toddlerhood to middle childhood in 48 children diagnosed with ASD at 24 months. The Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) was administered at 24- and 48-months and the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) at school age. Autism severity was derived using The Autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Children