ERIC Number: EJ1257596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Gesture Development, Caregiver Responsiveness, and Language and Diagnostic Outcomes in Infants at High and Low Risk for Autism
Choi, Boin; Shah, Priyanka; Rowe, Meredith L.; Nelson, Charles A.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n7 p2556-2572 Jul 2020
We investigated gesture production in infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and caregiver responsiveness between 12 and 24 months of age and assessed the extent to which early gesture predicts later language and ASD outcomes. Participants included 55 high-risk infants, 21 of whom later met criteria for ASD, 34 low-risk infants, and their caregivers. Results indicated that (a) infants with ASD outcomes used fewer gestures and a lower proportion of developmentally advanced gesture--speech combinations; (b) caregivers of all the infants provided similar rates of contingent responses to their infants' gestures; and (c) gesture production at 12 months predicted subsequent receptive language and ASD outcomes within the high-risk group.
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Infants, At Risk Persons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Caregivers, Parents, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Speech Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Predictor Variables, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01DC010290; R21DC08637