Social-Communication Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Effects on Initiating Joint Attention and Interactions with Mother

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madiha S. Muzammal ◽  
Emily A. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Disorder Effects ◽  
Social Communication Intervention ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention

Initiating joint attention use in infants at high-risk for autism spectrum disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 842-853
Author(s):  
A. M. Brewe ◽  
D. L. Reisinger ◽  
S. M. Adlof ◽  
J. E. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Initiating Joint Attention

Validation of the Pictorial Infant Communication Scale for preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine S Ghilain ◽  
Meaghan V Parlade ◽  
Matthew T McBee ◽  
Drew C Coman ◽  
Taylor Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Communication Scale ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Joint attention, or the shared focus of attention between objects or events and a social partner, is a crucial milestone in the development of social communication and a notable area of deficit in children with autism spectrum disorder. While valid parent-report screening measures of social communication are available, the majority of these measures are designed to assess a wide range of behaviors. Targeted assessment of joint attention and related skills is primarily limited to semi-structured, examiner-led interactions, which are time-consuming and laborious to score. The Pictorial Infant Communication Scale is an efficient parent-report measure of joint attention that can be used as a complement to structured assessments in fully characterizing early social communication development. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Pictorial Infant Communication Scale. Results revealed a high degree of internal consistency and strong intercorrelations between subscales. Additionally, confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor model of joint attention. Furthermore, significant correlations between the Pictorial Infant Communication Scale and direct clinical measures of child joint attention, language skills, and autism spectrum disorder symptom severity were suggestive of concurrent validity. Findings suggest that the Pictorial Infant Communication Scale is a promising tool for measuring joint attention skills in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder.

Joint Attention and Sensory-Regulatory Features at 13 and 22 Months as Predictors of Preschool Language and Social-Communication Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 3100-3116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sallie W. Nowell ◽  
Linda R. Watson ◽  
Elizabeth R. Crais ◽  
Grace T. Baranek ◽  
Richard A. Faldowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Joint Attention ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Community Screening ◽  
Sensory Regulation ◽  
Preschool Language

Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how joint attention and sensory-regulatory features are related in early childhood and predict language and social-communication outcomes in preschool in order to build mechanistic theories that can inform early intervention directed at improving these outcomes. Method Cross-lagged panel analysis models were used to examine the association between joint attention and sensory-regulatory features at 13 and 22 months of age in children ( n = 87) who were identified via community screening at 12 months as having a higher likelihood than the general population for being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Results Significant concurrent correlations and predictive correlations were found between these constructs at 13 and 22 months. Joint attention skills at 13 months predicted both joint attention and sensory-regulatory features at 22 months. Distal language and social-communication outcomes at preschool age ( n = 48) were best predicted by sensory-regulatory features at 22 months. Conclusions Both joint attention and sensory regulation are important factors in the first and second years of life for impacting later preschool language and social-communication outcomes in this sample. These findings may have implications for future early childhood intervention research for children at a higher likelihood for autism spectrum disorder.

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