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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2011

Pragmatic language and school related linguistic abilities in siblings of children with autism.

Noa Ben-Yizhak, Nurit Yirmiya, Ifat Seidman, Raaya Alon, Catherine Lord, Marian Sigman

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  13. Mid-childhood outcomes of infant siblings at familial high-risk of autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2017
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  14. Cerebellar gray matter differentiates children with early language delay in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2016
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  15. The effect of daily challenges in children with autism on parents' couple problem-solving interactions.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2016
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  16. School-age outcomes of infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2016
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  19. Broader Autism Phenotype in Siblings of Children with ASD--A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
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  20. Is early joint attention associated with school-age pragmatic language?Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Noa Ben-YizhakDepartment of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel.
Nurit Yirmiya
Ifat Seidman
Raaya Alon
Catherine Lord
Marian Sigman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Siblings of probands with autism spectrum disorders are at higher risk for developing the broad autism phenotype (BAP). We compared the linguistic abilities (i.e., pragmatic language, school achievements, and underling reading processes) of 35 school-age siblings of children with autism (SIBS-A) to those of 42 siblings of children with typical development. Results indicated lower pragmatic abilities in a subgroup of SIBS-A identified with BAP related difficulties (SIBS-A-BAP) whereas school achievements and reading processes were intact. Furthermore, among SIBS-A-BAP, significant negative correlations emerged between the severity scores on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and full and verbal IQ scores. These results are discussed in the context of the developmental trajectories of SIBS-A and in relation to the BAP.

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Learning DisabilitiesReadingAutistic DisorderCase-Control StudiesChildEducational StatusFemaleHumansLanguageLinguisticsMalePhenotypeRisk FactorsSchoolsSiblingsStudents

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PMID20844942
PMCPMC3094531

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