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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2025

A novel method for examining autistic children's comprehension of individual words produced within delayed echolalia: a proof-of-concept pilot study.

Janine Mathée-Scott, Grace Corrigan, Emily Lorang, Zachary Hesse, Jennifer Johnson, Courtney E Venker

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Janine Mathée-ScottDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Grace CorriganDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Emily LorangDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Zachary HesseDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Jennifer JohnsonDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Courtney E VenkerDepartment of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.

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How Single-Word and Telegraphic Simplification Affects Language Processing and Word Learning in Young Children with Down SyndromeR01DC020165 · NIDCD · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Courtney E Venker · 2022 to 2026
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NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delayed echolalia, or the repetition of previously heard speech, is often observed in the expressive language of autistic children. Relatively little is known about how the production of delayed echolalia fits within the overall picture of autistic children's language ability, including receptive language. To date, no empirical studies have tested autistic children's comprehension of individual words within their delayed echoes. The present study aimed to establish proof-of-concept for a novel method of examining children's comprehension of individual words that they produce in their own delayed echoes. Using natural language sampling combined with parent report, we identified instances of delayed echolalia in two young autistic children. We then employed eyegaze methods (i.e., Looking-While-Listening) to test children's comprehension of individual target words derived from their delayed echoes. Preliminary results revealed that two autistic participants demonstrated comprehension of individual words that they produced in delayed echoes in two different carrier phrases and as single words (

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autismecholalialanguage developmentlanguage processinglanguage sample analysisreceptive language

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