Look at Mommy: An Exploratory Study of Attention-Related Communication in Mothers of Toddlers at Risk for Autism

Autor/inn/en	Jakubowski, Karen P.; Iverson, Jana M.
Titel	Look at Mommy: An Exploratory Study of Attention-Related Communication in Mothers of Toddlers at Risk for Autism
Quelle	In: Language Learning and Development, 15 (2019) 2, S.126-137 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-5441
DOI	10.1080/15475441.2018.1544074
Schlagwörter	Attention; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Mothers; Children; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Toddlers; At Risk Persons; Interaction; Nonverbal Communication; Siblings; Language Skills; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; Mullen Scales of Early Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Autismus; Mother; Mutter; Child; Kind; Kinder; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Risikogruppe; Interaktion; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Sibling; Geschwister; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	Attentional difficulties are evident in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Accordingly, mothers of children with ASD may modify communication to direct their child's attention, and this pattern may generalize to later-born children. This study examined patterns of child-directed communication in 11 mothers of 18-month-old toddlers at heightened risk (HR) for ASD and compared them to 11 low-risk (LR; no first- or second-degree relative with ASD) dyads. Naturalistic interactions at home were coded for communication that captured, directed, or maintained children's attention and/or actions. Results provide preliminary evidence that LR mothers produce more utterances that involve labeling objects and gestures, while HR mothers use more suggestions. Thus, having an older child with ASD may influence maternal behavior with later-born children, even when those children do not themselves manifest obvious ASD symptomatology. Results highlight the need for further research on dyadic interactions between mothers and HR toddlers in larger samples. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01