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 infantsAutismASDFaceMechanisms by Which Early Eye Gaze to the Mouth During Multisensory Speech Influences Expressive Communication Development in Infant Siblings of Children with and Without Autism
Santapuram P, Feldman J, Bowman S, Raj S, Suzman E, Crowley S, Kim S, Keceli‐Kaysili B, Bottema‐Beutel K, Lewkowicz D, Wallace M, Woynaroski T. Mechanisms by Which Early Eye Gaze to the Mouth During Multisensory Speech Influences Expressive Communication Development in Infant Siblings of Children with and Without Autism. Mind Brain And Education 2022, 16: 62-74. PMID: 35273650, PMCID: PMC8903197, DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpressive communicationJoint engagementCommunication developmentEye tracking taskPrelinguistic vocal developmentFree-play sessionVocal complexityTalker's mouthInfant gazeInfant siblingsCommunication samplesSpeaker's faceEye gazeAutism diagnosisPlay sessionsVocal developmentTracking taskIndirect effectsGazeEngagementPreliminary insightsTalkersFaceAutismTask