Variation in Vocal-Motor Development in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism
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In this study we examined early motor, vocal, and communicative development in a group of younger siblings of children diagnosed with autism (Infant Siblings). Infant Siblings and no-risk comparison later-born infants were videotaped at home with a primary caregiver each month from 5 to 14 months, with follow-up at 18 months. As a group, Infant Siblings were delayed in the onset of early developmental milestones and spent significantly less time in a greater number of postures, suggestive of relative postural instability. In addition, they demonstrated attenuated patterns of change in rhythmic arm activity around the time of reduplicated babble onset; and they were highly likely to exhibit delayed language development at 18 months.
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- Authors
- Iverson, J. M., & Wozniak, R. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Iverson, Jana M.
- ORCID
- Iverson, Jana M.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2006-12-27
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 158-170
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC3521582
- OpenAlex
- W2101504362
- Cited by
- 322
- References
- 62
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- FWCI
- 2.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P01HD035469, HD35469, R01HD041607, U19HD035469, R01 HD 41607, R01HD054979)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, motor development, communication development, developmental milestones, postural instability, language delay, sibling risk
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Communication Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Language Development Disorders, Male, Mass Screening, Periodicity, Posture, Speech Disorders, Verbal Behavior, Prevalence, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Motor Skills Disorders
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