Early Predictors of Communication Development in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Joint Attention, Imitation, and Toy Play

Autor/inn/en	Toth, Karen; Munson, Jeffrey; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Dawson, Geraldine
Titel	Early Predictors of Communication Development in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Joint Attention, Imitation, and Toy Play
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36 (2006) 8, S.993-1005 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0137-7
Schlagwörter	Toys; Preschool Children; Play; Language Acquisition; Imitation; Communication Skills; Autism; Predictor Variables; Communication Disorders; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Language Skills; Attention; Language Aptitude + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Toy; Spielzeug; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Spiel; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Kommunikationsstil; Autismus; Prädiktor; Kommunikationsstörung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Aufmerksamkeit; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung
Abstract	This study investigated the unique contributions of joint attention, imitation, and toy play to language ability and rate of development of communication skills in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sixty preschool-aged children with ASD were assessed using measures of joint attention, imitation, toy play, language, and communication ability. Two skills, initiating protodeclarative joint attention and immediate imitation, were most strongly associated with language ability at age 3-4 years, whereas toy play and deferred imitation were the best predictors of rate of communication development from age 4 to 6.5 years. The implications of these results for understanding the nature and course of language development in autism and for the development of targeted early interventions are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10