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Early language exposure supports later language skills in infants with and without autism

Topic:

High Risk-Autism spectrum disorder

Authors:

Swanson, Donovan, Paterson, Wolff, Meera, Watson, Estes, Marrus, Elison, Shen, McNeilly, MacIntyre, Zwaigenbaum, St. John, Botteron, Dager, Piven

Journal/Publication:

Autism Research

Year:

2019

Participant Age Range:

11 –

38 months

Sample Size:

Participant Language:

English

Abstract:

The way that parents communicate with their typically developing infants is associated with later infant language development. Here we aim to show that these associations are observed in infants subsequently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).