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Early Lateralization of Gestures in Autism: Right-Handed Points Predict Expressive Language
- Source :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. April, 2020, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p1147, 12 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) produce fewer deictic gestures, accompanied by delays/deviations in speech development, compared to typically-developing (TD) children. We ask whether children with ASD-like TD children-show right-hand preference in gesturing and whether right-handed gestures predict their vocabulary size in speech. Our analysis of handedness in gesturing in children with ASD (n = 23, M.sub.age = 30-months) and with TD (n = 23, M.sub.age = 18-months) during mother-child play showed a right-hand preference for TD children-but not for children with ASD. Nonetheless, right-handed deictic gestures predicted expressive vocabulary 1 year later in both children with ASD and with TD. Handedness for gesture, both hand preference and amount of right-handed pointing, may be an important indicator of language development in autism and typical development.<br />Author(s): Nevena Dimitrova [sup.1] [sup.3] , Christine Mohr [sup.2] , Seyda Özçaliskan [sup.3] , Lauren B. Adamson [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) HETS&Sa Vaud (HES-SO), , Ch. des Abeilles 14, 1010, [...]
- Subjects :
- Left- and right-handedness -- Psychological aspects -- Research
Language acquisition -- Research -- Psychological aspects
Child development -- Research -- Psychological aspects -- Behavior
Gesture -- Psychological aspects -- Research
Pediatric research -- Psychological aspects -- Research
Autistic children -- Behavior
Health
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.618786393
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04347-9