A randomized controlled trial of Hanen's 'More Than Words' in toddlers with early autism symptoms

AS Carter, DS Messinger, WL Stone… - Journal of Child …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: This randomized controlled trial compared Hanen's 'More than Words'(HMTW),
a parent‐implemented intervention, to a 'business as usual'control group. Methods: Sixty …

Instruments for augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

JYF Lima Antão, ASB Oliveira, RT Almeida Barbosa… - Clinics, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
New technologies designed to improve the communication of autistic children can also help
to promote interaction processes and cognitive and social development. The aim of this …

Social behaviors increase in children with autism in the presence of animals compared to toys

ME O'Haire, SJ McKenzie, AM Beck, V Slaughter - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous research has demonstrated the capacity of animal presence to
stimulate social interaction among humans. The purpose of this study was to examine the …

Joint engagement is a potential mechanism leading to increased initiations of joint attention and downstream effects on language: JASPER early intervention for …

W Shih, S Shire, YC Chang… - Journal of child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social communication interventions benefit children with ASD in early
childhood. However, the mechanisms behind such interventions have not been rigorously …

Parent utilization of ImPACT intervention strategies is a mediator of proximal then distal social communication outcomes in younger siblings of children with ASD

PJ Yoder, WL Stone, SR Edmunds - Autism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (HR-Sibs) are at elevated risk
for social communication deficits and language delays. One way to mitigate this risk early …

Parent-mediated Play-based Interventions to Improve Social Communication and Language Skills of Preschool Autistic Children: A Systematic Review and Meta …

E Deniz, G Francis, C Torgerson, U Toseeb - Review Journal of Autism …, 2024 - Springer
Play-based interventions are gaining popularity amongst autistic children. Parents are
uniquely placed to deliver these interventions as they are most familiar with their child's …

The contribution of two categories of parent verbal responsiveness to later language for toddlers and preschoolers on the autism spectrum

Purpose The authors examined longitudinal associations between 2 categories of parent
verbal responsiveness and language comprehension and production 1 year later in 40 …

Is more better? Milieu communication teaching in toddlers with intellectual disabilities

ME Fey, PJ Yoder, SF Warren, SL Bredin-Oja - 2013 - ASHA
Purpose The authors sought to determine whether a program of 5 weekly doses of milieu
communication teaching (MCT) would yield improvements in children's communication and …

Atypical object exploration in infants at-risk for autism during the first year of lifer

M Kaur, SM Srinivasan, AN Bhat - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder usually diagnosed by
the end of the second year of life. Early signs of ASD within the first year of life are still …

What interests young autistic children? An exploratory study of object exploration and repetitive behavior

C Jacques, V Courchesne, AAS Meilleur, S Mineau… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Behaviors characterized as restricted and repetitive (RRBs) in autism manifest in diverse
ways, from motor mannerisms to intense interests, and are diagnostically defined as …