Spontaneous initiation of communication in infants at low and heightened risk for autism spectrum disorders

Communication spontaneously initiated by infants at heightened risk (HR; n = 15) for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is compared with that in low-risk (LR; n = 15) infants at 13 and 18 months of age. Infants were observed longitudinally during naturalistic in-home interaction and semistructured play with caregivers. At both ages, HR infants spontaneously produced Words, Communicative Non-Word Vocalizations, show and point Gestures, and Gesture + Non-Word Vocalization combinations at lower rates than LR peers. This difference also held for Gesture + Word combinations at 18 but not 13 months. At 36 months, all HR children were evaluated for ASD, and 3 received a diagnosis of autistic disorder. At both 13 and 18 months, these 3 children had been at or near the bottom of the distribution on all spontaneous communication variables

Audiology · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Developmental psychology · Gesture · Language development · Linguistics · Naturalistic observation · Nonverbal communication · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Animal Learning Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Medicine · Psychology

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