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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Maternal Pragmatic Language Difficulties in the FMR1 Premutation and the Broad Autism Phenotype: Associations with Individual and Family Outcomes.

Jessica Klusek, Angela John Thurman, Leonard Abbeduto

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica KlusekDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. klusek@mailbox.sc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-0344
Angela John ThurmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health, 2825 50th Street, Room 2335, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Leonard AbbedutoDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health, 2825 50th Street, Room 2335, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
University of California, Davis · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

Preclinical CoreP50HD103573 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GABRIEL S DICHTER · 2020 to 2026
$9.7M
Research Project: Pathologic Significance of Maternal AutoantibodiesP50HD103526 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI JUDY A. VAN DE WATER · 2020 to 2026
$9.7M
LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL RETARDATIONR01HD024356 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ABBEDUTO, LEONARD J. · 1987 to 2022
$9.0M
Rodent Behavior CoreU54HD079125 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI ABBEDUTO, LEONARD J. · 2013 to 2019
$8.5M
Preclinical CoreU54HD079124 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LI, YUN · 2013 to 2019
$8.0M
Emergence, Stability and Predictors of Anxiety in Fragile X SyndromeR01MH107573 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI Abigail Lee Hogan · 2016 to 2026
$6.1M
Defining the Language Phenotype of the FMR1 PremutationR21DC017804 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI KLUSEK, JESSICA · 2019 to 2021
$684k
Aging Language Trajectories in Premutation Carrier MothersR03HD098291 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI KLUSEK, JESSICA · 2019 to 2020
$149k
Profiles and Predictors of Pragmatic Language Impairments in the FMR1 PremutationF32DC013934 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI KLUSEK, JESSICA · 2014 to 2016
$145k
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD024356National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R03HD098291National Institute of Child Health and Human Development U54HD079124NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103526NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103573NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD024356NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD098291NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079124NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079125NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC013934NIDCD NIH HHS F32DC013934NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC017804NIDCD NIH HHS R21DC017804NIH HHS P50HD103526NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107573NIMH NIH HHS R01MH107573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Broader phenotypes associated with genetic liability, including mild difficulties with pragmatic language skills, have been documented in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and mothers of children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). This study investigated the relationship between pragmatic difficulties and indicators of maternal well-being and family functioning. Pragmatic difficulty was associated with loneliness in mothers of children with ASD or FXS, and with depression, decreased life satisfaction, and poorer family relationship quality in mothers of children with FXS only. Results inform subtle maternal pragmatic language difficulties as a risk factor that that may contribute to reduced health and well-being, informing tailored support services to better meet the unique needs of families of children with ASD or FXS.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderFragile X SyndromeLanguageDepressionFamilyFemaleFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1HumansLonelinessMothersPhenotypeFMR1 protein, humanFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Autism spectrum disorderDepressionFragile X premutationFragile X syndromeLonelinessSocial communication

Identifiers

PMID33813684
PMCPMC8488060
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