Characterizing the early vocabulary profiles of preverbal and minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder
Children with autism spectrum disorder often have significant language delays. But do they
learn language differently than neurotypical toddlers? We compared the lexical skills of 64 …
learn language differently than neurotypical toddlers? We compared the lexical skills of 64 …
Predictive language processing in young autistic children
Recent theories propose that domain‐general deficits in prediction (ie, the ability to
anticipate upcoming information) underlie the behavioral characteristics associated with …
anticipate upcoming information) underlie the behavioral characteristics associated with …
Thinking ahead: Incremental language processing is associated with receptive language abilities in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder
In typical development, listeners can use semantic content of verbs to facilitate incremental
language processing—a skill that is associated with existing language skills. Studies of …
language processing—a skill that is associated with existing language skills. Studies of …
It takes all kinds (of information) to learn a language: Investigating the language comprehension of typical children and children with autism
LR Naigles - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
What factors influence children's understanding of language in both typical and atypical
development? In this article, I summarize findings from the Longitudinal Study of Early …
development? In this article, I summarize findings from the Longitudinal Study of Early …
Competing perceptual salience in a visual word recognition task differentially affects children with and without autism spectrum disorder
Differences in visual attention have long been recognized as a central characteristic of
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Regardless of social content, children with ASD show a …
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Regardless of social content, children with ASD show a …
Use of mutual exclusivity and its relationship to language ability in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder
To efficiently learn new words, children use constraints such as mutual exclusivity (ME) to
narrow the search for potential referents. The current study investigated the use of ME in …
narrow the search for potential referents. The current study investigated the use of ME in …
Specificity of phonological representations for children with autism spectrum disorder
This study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are sensitive
to mispronunciations of familiar words and compared their sensitivity to children with typical …
to mispronunciations of familiar words and compared their sensitivity to children with typical …
Parental tuning of language input to autistic and nonspectrum children
Caregivers' language input supports children's language development, and it is often tuned
to the child's current level of skill. Evidence suggests that parental input is tuned to …
to the child's current level of skill. Evidence suggests that parental input is tuned to …
Exploring the linguistic, cognitive, and social skills underlying lexical processing efficiency as measured by the looking-while-listening paradigm
The looking-while-listening (LWL) paradigm is frequently used to measure toddlers' lexical
processing efficiency (LPE). Children's LPE is associated with vocabulary size, yet other …
processing efficiency (LPE). Children's LPE is associated with vocabulary size, yet other …
Semantic and Syntactic Properties of words and the receptive–expressive gap in autistic and non-autistic children
J Artis, S Arunachalam - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The goal of this work was to examine the semantic and syntactic properties of the
vocabularies of autistic and non-autistic infants and toddlers to see if children in these two …
vocabularies of autistic and non-autistic infants and toddlers to see if children in these two …