@article{bdf0f3330c0646308949ac2ac1531330,
title = "Brief report: Parental child-directed speech as a predictor of receptive language in children with autism symptomatology",
abstract = "Facilitative linguistic input directly connected to children's interest and focus of attention has become a recommended component of interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This longitudinal correlational study used two assessment time points and examined the association between parental undemanding topic-continuing talk related to the child's attentional focus (i.e.; follow-in comments) and later receptive language for 37 parent-child dyads with their young (mean = 21 months, range 15-24 months) children with autism symptomology. The frequency of parental follow-in comments positively predicted later receptive language after considering children's joint attention skills and previous receptive language abilities.",
keywords = "Autism, Parent responsiveness, Parent-child interaction, Receptive language",
author = "Perryman, {Twyla Y.} and Carter, {Alice S.} and Messinger, {Daniel S.} and Stone, {Wendy L.} and Ivanescu, {Andrada E.} and Yoder, {Paul J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments This research was supported by a supplement grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and is associated with a larger research grant (NICHD Grant R01DC00689301, Paul Yoder, PI) and grants from Autism Speaks and the Marino Autism Research Institute. Many thanks to those who contributed to the coding and data collection associated with this project: Denise Callejas, Andrea Cano, and Kaylie Gray. We would like to acknowledge Alexandra De Fonte for her help in recruiting research assistants. We also thank the research staff at the Boston, Miami, and Nashville sites for their contributions to data collection, coding, and measurement in the larger research study. Finally, we express our immense appreciation and gratitude to the families who devoted their time and energy to participate in this research.",
year = "2013",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1007/s10803-012-1725-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "43",
pages = "1983--1987",
journal = "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders",
issn = "0162-3257",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "8",
}