Research from Southern Connecticut State University has provided new data on autism in children
2007 NOV 5 -- A report, '"Listen my children and you shall hear"auditory preferences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders,' is newly published data in The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. According to recent research from the United States, " This study tests the hypothesis that toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will show differences from contrast groups in preferences for attending to speech. This study examined auditory preferences in toddlers with ASD and matched groups of (a) typical age-mates, (b) age-mates with nonautistic developmental disabilities, and (c) younger children matched for language age. The experimental procedure measured time spent oriented to auditory stimuli that were created to exemplify language patterns that had been studied in typically developing infants." "Findings suggest that toddlers with ASD show a reduced preference for child-directed speech, compared with typical age-mates, but few differences from children with nonautistic developmental disorders. Correlational analysis revealed that time spent listening to child-directed speech by children with ASD was related to their concurrent receptive language ability as well as to receptive language abilities 1 year later," wrote R. Paul and colleagues, Southern Connecticut State University. The researchers concluded: "This relationship did not hold for the other groups. The present study supports the hypothesis that children with ASD perform differently from typical peers in auditory preference paradigms and that performance in these tasks is related to concurrent and later language development." Paul and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research ("Listen my children and you shall hear"auditory preferences in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007;50(5):1350-64). For additional information, contact R. Paul, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06510 USA.. Publisher contact information for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research is: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 10801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-3279, USA. Keywords: United States, New Haven, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Hearing Research, Neurology, Speech. This article was prepared by Mental Health Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Mental Health Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.
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