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Word Imageability Is Associated with Expressive Vocabulary in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Direct linkLin, Kimberly R.; Wisman Weil, Lisa; Thurm, Audrey; Lord, Catherine; Luyster, Rhiannon J. – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background & aims: Throughout typical development, children prioritize different perceptual, social, and linguistic cues to learn words. The earliest acquired words are often those that are perceptually salient and highly imageable. Imageability, the ease in which a word evokes a mental image, is a strong predictor for word age of acquisition…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Expressive Language, Visualization, Predictor Variables
Smith, Elizabeth G.; Condy, Emma; Anderson, Afrouz; Thurm, Audrey; Manwaring, Stacy S.; Swineford, Lauren; Gandjbakhche, Amir; Redcay, Elizabeth – Developmental Science, 2020
The toddler and preschool years are a time of significant development in both expressive and receptive communication abilities. However, little is known about the neurobiological underpinnings of language development during this period, likely due to difficulties acquiring functional neuroimaging data. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Toddlers, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Speech Communication
Manwaring, Stacy S.; Mead, Danielle L.; Swineford, Lauren; Thurm, Audrey – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Nonverbal communication abilities, including gesture use, are impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about how common gestures may influence or be influenced by other areas of development. Aims: To examine the relationships between gesture, fine motor and language in young children with ASD compared with a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Modeling (Psychology), Nonverbal Communication
