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Gesture Development in Toddlers with an Older Sibling with Autism
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LeBarton, Eve Sauer; Iverson, Jana M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Nonverbal communication deficits are characteristic of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and have been reported in some later-born siblings of children with ASD (heightened-risk (HR) children). However, little work has investigated gesture as a function of language ability, which varies greatly in this population. Aims: This longitudinal…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Sibling Relationship, Nonverbal Communication
The Relationship between Early Neural Responses to Emotional Faces at Age 3 and Later Autism and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents with Autism
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Neuhaus, Emily; Jones, Emily J. H.; Barnes, Karen; Sterling, Lindsey; Estes, Annette; Munson, Jeff; Dawson, Geraldine; Webb, Sara J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Both autism spectrum (ASD) and anxiety disorders are associated with atypical neural and attentional responses to emotional faces, differing in affective face processing from typically developing peers. Within a longitudinal study of children with ASD (23 male, 3 female), we hypothesized that early ERPs to emotional faces would predict concurrent…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Human Body, Severity (of Disability), Cognitive Processes
Longitudinal Change in the Use of Services in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding the Role of Child Characteristics, Family Demographics, and Parent Cognitions
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Siller, Michael; Reyes, Nuri; Hotez, Emily; Hutman, Ted; Sigman, Marian – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The aim of this study was to identify child characteristics, family demographics, and parent cognitions that may affect access to early intervention, special education, and related services. The sample included 70 families of young children with autism spectrum disorders. All parents were enrolled in a short education program, providing them with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Individual Characteristics
Language Comprehension in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders without Intellectual Disability: Use of the Reynell Developmental Language Scales
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Kjellmer, Liselotte; Hedvall, Asa; Holm, Anette; Fernell, Elisabeth; Gillberg, Christopher; Norrelgen, Fritjof – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study aimed to (a) assess language comprehension in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) without intellectual disability, (b) assess differences between ASD diagnostic subgroups, and (c) analyze the relationship between language comprehension and performance and verbal IQ, respectively. The 94 participants (83 boys, 11 girls; 4:0-6:8…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Intelligence Quotient
Associations between Temperament and Social Responsiveness in Young Children
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Salley, Brenda; Miller, Angela; Bell, Martha Ann – Infant and Child Development, 2013
Recent research has demonstrated that social responsiveness (comprised of social awareness, social information processing, reciprocal social communication, social motivation, and repetitive/restricted interests) is continuously distributed within the general population. In the present study, we consider temperament as a co-occurring source of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Age Differences, Young Children, Individual Differences
Predicting Language Outcome in Infants with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder
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Charman, Tony; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Swettenham, John; Baird, Gillian; Drew, Auriol; Cox, Antony – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2003
Background: To examine longitudinal associations between diagnosis, joint attention, play and imitation abilities and language outcome in infants with autism and pervasive developmental disorder. Methods and Procedures: Experimental measures of joint attention, play and imitation were conducted with a sample of infants with autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Attention, Infants, Play