Gesture Production in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Mishra, Avinash; Ceballos, Victoria; Himmelwright, Kelsey; McCabe, Shannon; Scott, Lindsay
Titel	Gesture Production in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 5, S.1658-1667 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mishra, Avinash)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-020-04647-5
Schlagwörter	Toddlers; Nonverbal Communication; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Intervention; Screening Tests; Clinical Diagnosis; Classification; Play; Caregiver Child Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Autismus; Screening-Verfahren; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Spiel
Abstract	Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrate delayed and atypical communication development. These deficits constitute a core criterion for the diagnosis of ASD, though information regarding gestural communication in toddlers with ASD remains limited. The present investigation implemented a robust gesture classification system in order to obtain quantitative measures of gesture production in a cohort of toddlers with ASD (n = 40) and controls (n = 40) during 10-min, play-based interactions with caregivers. Children with ASD produced fewer overall gestures and gesture subtypes compared to controls. The ASD group also displayed atypical patterns of gesture production. These findings highlight the need for evidence-based screening, assessment, and intervention protocols pertaining to gestural communication in toddlers with ASD. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01