2022
Attention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism
Chawarska K, Lewkowicz D, Feiner H, Macari S, Vernetti A. Attention to audiovisual speech does not facilitate language acquisition in infants with familial history of autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 63: 1466-1476. PMID: 35244219, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive language scoresLanguage outcomesAudiovisual cuesSpeaker's faceLanguage scoresLanguage acquisitionLanguage delayBetter language outcomesSiblings of childrenFamilial riskLow familial riskPoor language outcomesLow-risk infantsAudiovisual speechIntact attentionSpeech cuesHigh familial riskPromising endophenotypeASD diagnosisSpeech processingCuesHigh-risk infantsAutismASDFace
2013
Speech Disturbs Face Scanning in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shic F, Macari S, Chawarska K. Speech Disturbs Face Scanning in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Develop Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 75: 231-237. PMID: 23954107, PMCID: PMC3864607, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderComplex social scenesAttention of infantsCritical developmental pointPresence of speechPositive affectASD outcomeGaze patternsSocial scenesSocial targetsDevelopmental pointInner featuresSocial worldOlder infantsAtypical behaviorScanning patternsSpontaneous deploymentsFaceMonths of ageAttentionDisordersAffectClinical outcomesComprehensive assessment
2010
Out of the mouths of babes: vocal production in infant siblings of children with ASD
Paul R, Fuerst Y, Ramsay G, Chawarska K, Klin A. Out of the mouths of babes: vocal production in infant siblings of children with ASD. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2010, 52: 588-598. PMID: 21039489, PMCID: PMC3078949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02332.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderInfant siblingsVocal behaviorVocal productionNon-speech vocalizationsInfant vocal behaviorEarly vocal behavioursHigh riskAutistic symptomsLanguage developmentSpectrum disorderMouths of BabesCross-sectional designConsonant inventoryLarge prospective studiesCanonical syllablesVocalization samplesStandard clinical assessmentYounger siblingsProspective studyProvisional diagnosisClinical assessmentRisk groupsFamily historyGeneral population