ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Parental Imitations and Expansions of Child Language Predict Later Language Outcomes of Autistic Preschoolers.
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- Predictors of Change in Wellbeing and Mental Health of Parents of Autistic Pre-Schoolers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Forwarding the Science of Sensory Features in Autism and Related Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Verbal Responsiveness in Parents of Toddlers With and Without Autism During a Home Observation.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Natural language acquisition and gestalt language processing: A critical analysis of their application to autism and speech language therapyAutism & developmental language impairmentsArticle
- Maternal Child-Directed Speech Toward Children With Infantile Spasm or West Syndrome.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Abstract
Both the amount and responsiveness of adult language input contribute to the language development of autistic and non-autistic children. From parent-child interaction footage, we measured the amount of adult language input, overall parent responsiveness, and six discrete parent responsive behaviours (imitations, expansions, open-ended questions, yes/no questions, comments and acknowledgements) to explore which types of responsiveness predicted autistic preschoolers' language five months later, after controlling for adult language input. We found expansions and particularly imitations to be more important for later language than overall responsiveness. This study emphasises the need to capture what exactly about parent language input influences child language acquisition, and adds to the evidence that imitating and expanding early language might be particularly beneficial for autistic preschoolers.
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