Early trajectories and moderators of autistic language profiles: A longitudinal study in preschoolers.
| Autor: | Latrèche K; University of Geneva, Switzerland., Godel M; University of Geneva, Switzerland., Franchini M; Fondation Pôle Autisme, Geneva, Switzerland., Journal F; University of Geneva, Switzerland., Kojovic N; University of Geneva, Switzerland., Schaer M; University of Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Autism : the international journal of research and practice [Autism] 2024 Dec; Vol. 28 (12), pp. 3043-3062. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13623613241253015 |
| Abstrakt: | Lay Abstract: Language development can greatly vary among autistic children. Children who struggle with language acquisition often face many challenges and experience lower quality of life. However, little is known about the early language trajectories of autistic preschoolers and their moderators. Autistic language can be stratified into three profiles. Language unimpaired experience little to no language difficulties; language impaired show significant difficulties in language; minimally verbal never develop functional language. In this study, we used a longitudinal sample of preschoolers with autism and with typical development (aged 1.5-5.7 years). We replicated the three language profiles through a data-driven approach. We also found that different factors modulated the language outcome within each group. For instance, non-verbal cognition at age 2.4 moderated the participants' attribution to each language profile. Moreover, early intervention moderated verbal outcome in the language impaired profile. In conclusion, we provided a detailed description of how autistic preschoolers acquire language, and what factors might influence their trajectories. Our findings could inspire more personalized intervention for early autistic language difficulties. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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