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ArticleResearch on child and adolescent psychopathology2023

The Utility of Natural Language Samples for Assessing Communication and Language in Infants Referred with Early Signs of Autism.

Kristelle Hudry, Jodie Smith, Sarah Pillar, Kandice J Varcin, Catherine A Bent, Maryam Boutrus, Lacey Chetcuti, Alena Clark, Cheryl Dissanayake, Teresa Iacono and 9 more

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Article in Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristelle HudryDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia. k.hudry@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-2752-8345
Jodie SmithDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Sarah PillarTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Kandice J VarcinTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Catherine A BentDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Maryam BoutrusTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Lacey ChetcutiDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Alena ClarkTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Cheryl DissanayakeOlga Tennison Autism Research Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Teresa IaconoLiving with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia.
Lyndel KennedyDepartment of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Alicia LantTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Jemima Robinson LakeTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
Leonie SegalAustralian Centre for Precision Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Vicky SlonimsChildren's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Carol TaylorDivision of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 PL9, UK.
Ming Wai WanDivision of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 PL9, UK.
Jonathan GreenDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 PL9, UK.
Andrew J O WhitehouseTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
La Trobe University · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AUUniversity of Manchester · GBGreater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · GBGriffith University · AUKing's College London · GBUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K005863/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Language Sampling (NLS) offers clear potential for communication and language assessment, where other data might be difficult to interpret. We leveraged existing primary data for 18-month-olds showing early signs of autism, to examine the reliability and concurrent construct validity of NLS-derived measures coded from video-of child language, parent linguistic input, and dyadic balance of communicative interaction-against standardised assessment scores. Using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software and coding conventions, masked coders achieved good-to-excellent inter-rater agreement across all measures. Associations across concurrent measures of analogous constructs suggested strong validity of NLS applied to 6-min video clips. NLS offers benefits of feasibility and adaptability for validly quantifying emerging skills, and potential for standardisation for clinical use and rigorous research design.

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Autistic DisorderChildChild LanguageCommunicationHumansInfantLanguageReproducibility of ResultsCommunicationInfancyLanguageMeasurementNatural Language SamplingParent–Child Interaction

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PMID36602626
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