Fathers' and Mothers' Verbal Responsiveness and the Language Skills of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Flippin, Michelle; Watson, Linda R.

doi:10.1044/2015_ajslp-13-0138

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“…This is important because greater language ability facilitates more meaningful social interaction and increased adaptive functioning [Anderson et al, ; Kasari et al, ; Luyster, Kadlec, Carter, & Tager‐Flusberg, ; McDuffie, Yoder, & Stone, ]. Among older children with ASD (i.e., over 3 years), there is a consistent relation between PVR and child communication [Flippin & Watson, ; Fusaroli, Weed, Fein, & Naigles, ; Siller & Sigman, , ; Walton & Ingersoll, ]. For example, Siller and Sigman [, ] found that parents' follow‐in commenting was the best predictor of long‐term language for children with ASD ages 3–5 years, controlling for cognitive abilities, joint attention, and initial levels of language.…”

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The relation between parent verbal responsiveness and child communication in young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2019

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Among preschool-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing children, parents' verbal responsiveness (PVR) has long been shown to predict children's later language ability. However, before the age of three, when language develops most rapidly, the early social communication deficits associated with ASD may impact parents' opportunities to facilitate early language development. The aim of this review was to characterize the relation between PVR and the vocal communication ability of children with or at high risk for ASD early in development. Specifically, we examined whether the relation between PVR and child communication varied by type of PVR and by child diagnostic status, as well as whether interventions increased PVR. A systematic multi-database search yielded 25 empirical studies (804 parent-toddler dyads; 30 effect sizes) that met inclusion criteria and related a variable of PVR to a variable of child vocalization or language. Meta-regression analyses revealed that the relation between PVR and child communication was significant regardless of PVR type or child diagnostic status. To date, interventions targeting both PVR and child communication were found to significantly increase PVR, but not child communication, for these populations. Future research should examine parent-child communication in a transactional, longitudinal manner. In addition, these findings have implications for interventions designed to target parents' responsiveness and child communication. Autism Res 2019, 12: 715-731.Lay Summary: For families with children under 3 years old who are at risk for or diagnosed with ASD, this study revealed empirical evidence of a robust relation between parents'' verbal responsiveness to their children's play and communication and children's communication ability. This relation is similar to that reported in research on typically developing children. Interventions designed to improve parent-child interaction in children with or at risk for ASD may be effective in increasing parents' responsiveness.

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The relation between parent verbal responsiveness and child communication in young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2019

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“…Given social and communication difficulties in children with ASD, their parents may feel incompetent in their ability to establish an emotional connection with them. Additionally, the quality of involvement of the parents is an important variable for the ability of children with ASD to participate in play [ 22 – 24 ] and can also benefit the parents. Parents of young children with ASD that actively participate in coaching processes or guided educational treatments based on the use of strategies to maximize engagement opportunities with their child exhibit increased competence and higher levels of effect [ 13 , 25 ].…”

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Play, Playfulness, and Self-Efficacy: Parental Experiences with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Román-Oyola

Figueroa-Feliciano

Torres-Martínez

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Occupational Therapy International

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Background Play serves as an essential medium for parent-child interaction; however, engaging children with ASD through play can be a challenge for parents. Purpose The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perspectives of parents with children on the autism spectrum regarding play experiences and self-efficacy during play encounters. Method Semistructured interviews were administered to 8 parents of children 3–7 years of age with ASD. The analysis was guided by the constant comparison method. Findings Parental narratives denoted playful experiences reflecting components of Skard and Bundy's model of playfulness. The facilitation of framing and suspension of reality were generally more challenging than facilitating intrinsic motivation and internal control. Participants associated self-efficacy during play with their perceived ability to interact with their child and with positive emotions experienced during play. Fathers generally derived a greater sense of self-efficacy from play encounters than mothers, and this was explained by differences in fathers' and mothers' motivations for playing. Mothers were motivated to play for outcome-oriented reasons (e.g., promote the child's progress) whereas fathers' motivations depicted greater emotional emphasis, reflecting a better match between motivation and perceived indicators of efficacy during play. Conclusion The results suggest that a good match between motivation for playing and perceived indicators of efficacy during play is important for a parental sense of self-efficacy. Occupational therapists should utilize coaching strategies to increase parents' understanding of play and playfulness and how they can affect a sense of parental self-efficacy.

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“…Their study showed that, although both mothers and fathers used similar proportions of responsive play behavior and use of both parents' verbal and play behaviors correlated significantly with higher-level child object play, the use of responsive play behavior was correlated with higherlevel object play only for fathers. However, a follow-up study by Flippin and Watson (2015) indicated that mothers of children with ASD were more responsive than were fathers of children with ASD on the basis of both frequency of verbal responses and a proportion of child initiations. Furthermore, those children initiated more leads with their mothers than with their fathers during play interactions.…”

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Comparison of Social Engagement of Children Having Disabilities with Their Mothers and Fathers

2016

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Citation: Karaaslan, O. (2016) AbstractThis study examined differences between mothers' and fathers' style of interaction and engagement with their preschool-aged children with Down syndrome (DS) and autism. Data was collected from a sample of 27 mother-child and 27 father-child dyads in which all the children were diagnosed with DS or autism.Participants were both parents and their children from the same family, which allowed comparisons between the mother and father of the same child. Both parents with their children were video recorded during free-play time with a set of developmentally appropriate toys. All video recordings were analyzed with the Turkish versions of the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale and Child Behavior Rating Scale. Findings revealed that Turkish mothers of children with DS and autism are more responsive than fathers. Additionally, fathers of children with DS scored higher on responsiveness and affect as well as attention and initiation but scored lower on achievement/directive. Both mothers and fathers interact better with children with DS than children with autism in terms of responsiveness associated with the child' s social engagement. Results also indicated that, regardless of whether the child had DS or autism, both the mother' s and father' s level of responsiveness was associated with the child' s engagement.

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Fathers' and Mothers' Verbal Responsiveness and the Language Skills of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 54 publications

References 55 publications

The relation between parent verbal responsiveness and child communication in young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

The relation between parent verbal responsiveness and child communication in young children with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Play, Playfulness, and Self-Efficacy: Parental Experiences with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Comparison of Social Engagement of Children Having Disabilities with Their Mothers and Fathers

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