The Relation Between Walking and Language in Infant Siblings of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

• Autores: Kelsey L. West, Nina B. Leezenbaum, Jessie B. Northrup, Jana M. Iverson
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 90, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 356-372
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In typical development, walk onset is accompanied by increased language growth (e.g., Walle & Campos, 2014). The present study explored whether this relation may be disrupted in the infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; heightened risk of receiving an ASD diagnosis; HR), a population exhibiting substantial variability in motor and language development (e.g., Gamliel, Yirmiya, & Sigman, 2007; Landa & Garrett-Mayer, 2006). Receptive and expressive language were examined across the transition to walking in three groups of HR infants (no diagnosis, language delay, and ASD; N = 91, 8-18 months) and in infants with no family history of ASD (N = 25; 9-15 months). Only infants with an eventual ASD diagnosis did not show increased language growth following walk onset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]