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Parent–Child Gesture Use During Problem Solving in Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Kristen Medeiros, Adam Winsler

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2014

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between child language skills and parent and child gestures of 58 youths with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Frequencies and rates of total gesture use as well as five categories of gestures (deictic, conventional, beat, iconic, and metaphoric) were reliably coded during the collaborative Tower of Hanoi task. Children with ASD had lower Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores and gestured less and at lower rates compared to typically developing children. Gesture use was unrelated to vocabulary for typically developing children, but positively associated with vocabulary for those with ASD. Demographic correlates of gesturing differed by group. Gesture may be a point of communication intervention for families with children with ASD.

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Titel: Parent–Child Gesture Use During Problem Solving in Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Kristen Medeiros
Adam Winsler
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2014
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2014
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2069-y

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