Exploring Growth in Expressive Communication of Infants and Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Buzhardt, Jay; Wallisch, Anna; Irvin, Dwight; Boyd, Brian; Salley, Brenda; Jia, Fan
Titel	Exploring Growth in Expressive Communication of Infants and Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Intervention, 44 (2022) 1, S.3-22 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Buzhardt, Jay) ORCID (Irvin, Dwight) ORCID (Salley, Brenda) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8151
DOI	10.1177/1053815121995578
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Toddlers; Expressive Language; Language Skills; Language Impairments; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Skills; Nonverbal Communication; Vocabulary; Speech Communication; Measurement Techniques; Disability Identification; Intervention; Scores; Correlation; Individual Characteristics; Aberrant Behavior Checklist; Behavior Assessment System for Children; Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Wortschatz; Messtechnik; Korrelation; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	One of the earliest indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is delay in language and social communication. Despite consensus on the benefits of earlier diagnosis and intervention, our understanding of the language growth of children with ASD during the first years of life remains limited. Therefore, this study compared communication growth patterns of infants and toddlers with ASD to growth benchmarks of a standardized language assessment. We conducted a retrospective analysis of growth on the Early Communication Indicator (ECI) of 23 infants and toddlers who received an ASD diagnosis in the future. At 42 months of age, children with ASD had significantly lower rates of gestures, single words, and multiple words, but significantly higher rates of nonword vocalizations. Children with ASD had significantly slower growth of single and multiple words, but their rate of vocalization growth was significantly greater than benchmark. Although more research is needed with larger samples, because the ECI was designed for practitioners to monitor children's response to intervention over time, these findings show promise for the ECI's use as a progress monitoring measure for young children with ASD. Limitations and the need for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01