ERIC Number: EJ1221742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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A Novel Method for Measuring Learning Opportunities Provided by Parents to Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Davlantis, Katherine S.; Estes, Annette; Dawson, Geraldine; Rogers, Sally J.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v23 n6 p1563-1574 Aug 2019
The aim of this study was to develop a measurement approach to assess the learning opportunities provided by parents to their young children with autism spectrum disorder during a free play task and to examine the relationship between learning opportunities and child performance on measures of cognition, autism spectrum disorder symptoms, and language. Participants were 91 children with autism spectrum disorder ages 12-24 months and their parents. Ordinary least squares regression was used. Results showed that children whose parents provided more learning opportunities had significantly higher cognitive scores and significantly higher vocabulary comprehension and production. The psychometric properties of the measurement approach were investigated and results indicated that it may be psychometrically sound.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Toddlers, Parent Influence, Cognitive Development, Learning Activities, Vocabulary Development, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Play, Correlation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Language Acquisition, Children, Cognitive Ability, Language Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Mullen Scales of Early Learning; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory
Grant or Contract Numbers: MHR01081757