An observational study of parental language during play and mealtime in toddlers at variable likelihood for autism.

Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0425743 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-7602 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03050009 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Child Lang Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London, New York, Cambridge Univ. Press.

Play and Playthings*/psychology; Humans ; Female ; Child, Preschool ; Male ; Autistic Disorder/psychology ; Parents/psychology ; Meals/psychology ; Language ; Parent-Child Relations ; Child Language ; Infant

Parental language input influences child language outcomes but may vary based on certain characteristics. This research examined how parental language differs during two contexts for toddlers at varying likelihood of autism based on their developmental skills. Parental language (quantity, quality, and pragmatic functions) was analyzed during dyadic play and mealtime interactions as a secondary data analysis of observational data from a study of toddlers at elevated and lower likelihood of autism. Child developmental skills and sensory processing were also assessed. Parents used more words per minute, directives, and verbs during play and more adjectives, descriptions, and questions during mealtime. Parental language differed based on child fine motor skills, receptive language, and levels of sensory hyporesponsiveness but not autism likelihood. Overall, this study found that parental language varies based on context and child developmental skills. Future research examining parental language should include pragmatic functions and context across developmental trajectories.

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Keywords: autism; early intervention; mealtime; parental language; play

Date Created: 20240122 Date Completed: 20240426 Latest Revision: 20240509

20240509

PMC11052673

10.1017/S0305000923000739

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