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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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31-10-2022 | Original Paper

Combinatorial Language parent-report Scores Differ Significantly Between Typically Developing Children and Those with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Matthew Arnold, Rebecca Netson, Andrey Vyshedskiy

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2024

Abstract

Prefrontal synthesis (PFS) is a component of constructive imagination. It is defined as the process of mentally juxtaposing objects into novel combinations. For example, to comprehend the instruction “put the cat under the dog and above the monkey,” it is necessary to use PFS in order to correctly determine the spatial arrangement of the cat, dog, and monkey with relation to one another. The acquisition of PFS hinges on the use of combinatorial language during early childhood development. Accordingly, children with developmental delays exhibit a deficit in PFS, and frequent assessments are recommended for such individuals. In 2018, we developed the Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist (MSEC), a parent-reported evaluation designed to assess PFS and combinatorial language comprehension. In this manuscript we use MSEC to identify differences in combinatorial language acquisition between ASD (N = 29,138) and neurotypical (N = 111) children. Results emphasize the utility of the MSEC in distinguishing language deficits in ASD from typical development as early as 2 years of age (p < 0.0001).

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Titel: Combinatorial Language parent-report Scores Differ Significantly Between Typically Developing Children and Those with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Matthew Arnold
Rebecca Netson
Andrey Vyshedskiy
Publicatiedatum: 31-10-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05769-8

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