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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021

Language Growth in Young Children with Autism: Interactions Between Language Production and Social Communication.

Jessica Blume, Kacie Wittke, Letitia Naigles, Ann M Mastergeorge

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica BlumeDepartment of Human Development & Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 1301 Akron Avenue, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA. Jessica.Blume@ttu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-5780
Kacie WittkeDepartment of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2 Alethia Drive, U-1085, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Letitia NaiglesDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Ann M MastergeorgeDepartment of Human Development & Family Studies, Texas Tech University, 1301 Akron Avenue, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.
Texas Tech University · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

NIH HHS R01 MH089626-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with a broad range of spoken language abilities, as well as delays in precursor skills such as gesture production and joint attention skills. While standardized assessments describe language strengths, the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS-DP) is a particularly robust measure as it additionally characterizes precise aspects of social communication. This study provides a unique contribution by assessing the interactional effects of CSBS-DP Social Composite performance with early language samples on later language outcomes. Our results indicate that multiple social communication elements significantly interact with early spoken language to predict later language. Our findings also highlight the transactional relationship between early spoken vocabulary and social communication skills that bolster language development growth.

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CommunicationGesturesLanguage DevelopmentSocial SkillsAutism Spectrum DisorderChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantLanguage Development DisordersLongitudinal StudiesMaleRetrospective StudiesVocabularyAutismGestureLanguageSocial communication

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PMID32588273
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