ERIC Number: EJ1077794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Nov
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Social Engagement with Parents in 11-Month-Old Siblings at High and Low Genetic Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Campbell, Susan B.; Leezenbaum, Nina B.; Mahoney, Amanda S.; Day, Taylor N.; Schmidt, Emily N.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v19 n8 p915-924 Nov 2015
Infant siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder are at heightened genetic risk to develop autism spectrum disorder. We observed high risk (n?=?35) and low risk (n?=?27) infants at 11?months during free play with a parent. Children were assessed for autism spectrum disorder in toddlerhood. High-risk infants with a later diagnosis (n?=?10) were less socially engaged with their parents than were low-risk infants. Parent behavior during play did not vary by group. Within the high-risk group, ratings of social reciprocity at 11?months predicted Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule severity scores at follow-up, suggesting that systematic observations of parent-infant play may be a useful addition to early assessments of emerging autism spectrum disorder.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Infants, Siblings, At Risk Persons, Genetics, Parent Child Relationship, Parents, Diagnostic Tests, Observation, Severity (of Disability), Play, Young Children, Cognitive Ability, Motor Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Institutes of Health (DHHS); National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Grant or Contract Numbers: HD055748; UL1 RR024153; UL1TR000005; R01 MH091036