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The Role of Early Social Motivation in Explaining Variability in Functional Language in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Su, Pumpki L.; Rogers, Sally J.; Estes, Annette; Yoder, Paul – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This study examined an insufficiently studied predictor of functional language, social motivation, in a group of 87 young children with autism spectrum disorder. Participants (age 14-31 months at the start of the study) were assessed at four times over 24 months. We tested total and indirect associations between early social motivation and later…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables, Language Skills
Does Phonetic Repertoire in Minimally Verbal Autistic Preschoolers Predict the Severity of Later Expressive Language Impairment?
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Saul, Jo; Norbury, Courtenay – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Trajectories of expressive language development are highly heterogeneous in autism. Yoder et al. found that parental responsiveness, child response to joint attention, child communicative intent and consonant inventory were unique predictors of expressive language growth in minimally verbal preschoolers 16 months later (n = 87). This study applied…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
Does Intention Matter? Relations between Parent Pointing, Infant Pointing, and Developing Language Ability
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Salo, Virginia C.; Reeb-Sutherland, Bethany; Frenkel, Tahl I.; Bowman, Lindsay C.; Rowe, Meredith L. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2019
Infants' pointing is associated with concurrent and later language development. The communicative intention behind the point -- i.e., imperative versus declarative -- can affect both the nature and strength of these associations, and is therefore a critical factor to consider. Parents' pointing is associated with both infant pointing and infant…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Nonverbal Communication, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
An Investigation of the Intentional Communication and Symbolic Play Skills of Children with Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy in Malaysia
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Joginder Singh, Susheel; Iacono, Teresa; Gray, Kylie M. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Children with Down syndrome (DS) and cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk of remaining pre-symbolic in their communication and play for prolonged periods. The aim of this study was to explore the early communication and play of children with DS and with CP who communicated at the pre-symbolic stage, and to determine the association between these…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills