Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Child-Directed Speech of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Typical Development

Watson, Linda R.; Roberts, Jane; Baranek, Grace T.; Mandulak, Kerry Callahan; Dalton, Jennifer C.

doi:10.1007/s10803-011-1401-z

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“…Previous literature on cardiac measures of ANS have reported either hyperarousal [10-13,62] or no baseline atypicalities in ASD [47]. Consistent with the hyperarousal hypothesis, our data indicate that children with ASD had marginally significantly elevated HR at baseline compared to the typically developing children.…”

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Functional autonomic nervous system profile in children with autism spectrum disorder

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BackgroundAutonomic dysregulation has been recently reported as a feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the nature of autonomic atypicalities in ASD remain largely unknown. The goal of this study was to characterize the cardiac autonomic profile of children with ASD across four domains affected in ASD (anxiety, attention, response inhibition, and social cognition), and suggested to be affected by autonomic dysregulation.MethodsWe compared measures of autonomic cardiac regulation in typically developing children (n = 34) and those with ASD (n = 40) as the children performed tasks eliciting anxiety, attention, response inhibition, and social cognition. Heart rate was used to quantify overall autonomic arousal, and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was used as an index of vagal influences. Associations between atypical autonomic findings and intellectual functioning (Weschler scale), ASD symptomatology (Social Communication Questionnaire score), and co-morbid anxiety (Revised Children’s Anxiety and Depression Scale) were also investigated.ResultsThe ASD group had marginally elevated basal heart rate, and showed decreased heart rate reactivity to social anxiety and increased RSA reactivity to the social cognition task. In this group, heart rate reactivity to the social anxiety task was positively correlated with IQ and task performance, and negatively correlated with generalized anxiety. RSA reactivity in the social cognition task was positively correlated with IQ.ConclusionsOur data suggest overall autonomic hyperarousal in ASD and selective atypical reactivity to social tasks.

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“…For this assessment, the child is seated at a table facing a puppet theater that contains a window in which all stimuli are presented. The child first saw a 3-min presentation of a music video, which in previous research proved helpful in attracting the interest of young children with ASD (Watson et al 2010, 2012). After a 10-s break, three 1-min child-directed speech vignettes were presented: (a) a video of a woman reading a children’s picture book, (b) a brief live puppet show delivered by a research assistant, and (c) a video of a woman playing with and describing a novel toy.…”

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Value-Added Predictors of Expressive and Receptive Language Growth in Initially Nonverbal Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Watson

Lambert

2014

J Autism Dev Disord

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Eighty-seven preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders who were initially nonverbal (under 6 words in language sample and under 21 parent-reported words said) were assessed at five time points over 16 months. Statistical models that accounted for the intercorrelation among nine theoretically- and empirically-motivated predictors, as well as two background variables (i.e., cognitive impairment level, autism severity), were applied to identify value-added predictors of expressive and receptive spoken language growth and outcome. The results indicate that responding to joint attention, intentional communication, and parent linguistic responses were value-added predictors of both expressive and receptive spoken language growth. In addition, consonant inventory was a value-added predictor of expressive growth; early receptive vocabulary and autism severity were value-added predictors of receptive growth.

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“…Although the research reviewed here suggests a relationship between infant-directed speech and language learning for children with ASD, these children are generally less responsive to infant-directed speech than their typically developing peers, and this may contribute to language acquisition difficulties (Kuhl, Coffey-Corina, et al, 2005;Paul et al, 2007;Watson, Roberts, Baranek, Mandulak, & Dalton, 2012).…”

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Teaching receptive labelling to children with autism spectrum disorder: A comparative study using infant-directed song and infant-directed speech

Simpson

Keen

Lamb

2015

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

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Background There is a growing body of literature investigating the efficacy of music interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, little empirical research has been conducted into the use of musical elements to facilitate language learning. Methods This crossover-design study compared the responses of 22 children with ASD (M age = 5.88 years) to sung and spoken instructions embedded into a computer-based communication intervention designed to teach receptive labelling. Results There was no significant difference between the sung and spoken conditions. Following both conditions, there was a significant increase in receptive labelling skills; skills were generalised and were maintained at follow-up. A difference in group performance was found. Conclusion Further research is required to investigate child characteristics that may impact on children's performance using this approach.

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Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Child-Directed Speech of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Typical Development

Cited by 64 publications

References 79 publications

Functional autonomic nervous system profile in children with autism spectrum disorder

Functional autonomic nervous system profile in children with autism spectrum disorder

Value-Added Predictors of Expressive and Receptive Language Growth in Initially Nonverbal Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Teaching receptive labelling to children with autism spectrum disorder: A comparative study using infant-directed song and infant-directed speech

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