ERIC Number: EJ1415146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Brief Report: Response to Joint Attention and Object Imitation as Predictors of Expressive and Receptive Language Growth Rate in Young Children on the Autism Spectrum
Kyle M. Frost; Anamiguel Pomales-Ramos; Brooke Ingersoll
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v54 n3 p1213-1220 2024
Joint attention and imitation are thought to facilitate a developmental cascade of language and social communication skills. Delays in developing these skills may affect the quality of children's social interactions and subsequent language development. We examined how responding to joint attention and object imitation skills predicted rate of expressive and receptive communication growth rate in a heterogeneous sample of autistic children. Children's baseline skills in responding to joint attention uniquely predicted expressive, but not receptive, language growth rate over time, while object imitation did not significantly predict language growth rate over and above joint attention skills. Future research should examine the potential moderating roles of child age and developmental level in explaining associations between joint attention and object imitation and later language development.
Descriptors: Attention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Imitation, Predictor Variables, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Language Acquisition, Young Children, Communication Skills, Child Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); US Department of Defense (DOD)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R40MC27704; F31HD103209; W81XWH1010586