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The Relation between Early Parent Verb Input and Later Expressive Verb Vocabulary in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Crandall, Madison C.; McDaniel, Jena; Watson, Linda R.; Yoder, Paul J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate if higher quantity, diversity, and grammatical informativeness of verb phrases in parent follow-in utterances (i.e., utterances that mapped onto child attentional leads) were significantly related to later expressive verb vocabulary in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: We…
Descriptors: Verbs, Vocabulary, Children, Parents
Vocal Communication with Canonical Syllables Predicts Later Expressive Language Skills in Preschool-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McDaniel, Jena; Woynaroski, Tiffany; Keceli-Kaysili, Bahar; Watson, Linda R.; Yoder, Paul – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: We examined associations between vocal communication with canonical syllables and expressive language and then examined 2 potential alternative explanations for such associations. Method: Specifically, we tested whether the associations remained when excluding canonical syllables in identifiable words and controlling for the number of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Expressive Language, Verbal Communication
Predicting Receptive-Expressive Vocabulary Discrepancies in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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McDaniel, Jena; Yoder, Paul; Woynaroski, Tiffany; Watson, Linda R. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: Correlates of receptive-expressive vocabulary size discrepancies may provide insights into why language development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) deviates from typical language development and ultimately improve intervention outcomes. Method: We indexed receptive-expressive vocabulary size discrepancies of 65 initially…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Receptive Language
Predicting Intentional Communication in Preverbal Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sandbank, Micheal; Woynaroski, Tiffany; Watson, Linda R.; Gardner, Elizabeth; Keçeli Kaysili, Bahar; Yoder, Paul – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Intentional communication has previously been identified as a value-added predictor of expressive language in preverbal preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. In the present study, we sought to identify value-added predictors of intentional communication. Of five theoretically-motivated putative predictors of intentional communication…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables
The Role of Supported Joint Engagement and Parent Utterances in Language and Social Communication Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bottema-Beutel, Kristen; Yoder, Paul J.; Hochman, Julia M.; Watson, Linda R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study examined associations between three parent-child engagement states and social communication, expressive language, and receptive language at 8 month follow-up, in 63 preschool-age children with autism spectrum disorder. We extend the literature on supported joint engagement by dividing this state into higher order (HSJE) and lower order…
Descriptors: Correlation, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Expressive Language
Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Child-Directed Speech as Predictors of Communication Outcomes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Watson, Linda R.; Baranek, Grace T.; Roberts, Jane E.; David, Fabian J.; Perryman, Twyla Y. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2010
Purpose: To determine the extent to which behavioral and physiological responses during child-directed speech (CDS) correlate concurrently and predictively with communication skills in young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Method: Twenty-two boys with ASD (initial mean age: 35 months) participated in a longitudinal study. At entry,…
Descriptors: Autism, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Communication Skills