title: Maternal responsivity predicts language development in young children with fragile X syndrome.
abstract: The relationship between early maternal responsivity and later child communication outcomes in young children with fragile X syndrome was investigated. Data were obtained from 55 mother-child dyads over a 36-month period. Performance data were obtained at each measurement point from video observations of four different contexts. These were coded for (a) child communication behaviors, (b) parent responsivity, and (c) behavior management behaviors. Results indicate that early maternal responsivity predicts the level of four important child language outcomes at 36 months of age after controlling for child developmental level and autism symptomology.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Life Span Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2930, USA. sfwarren@ku.edu
authors.forename: Steven F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Audra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: Kandace
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marquis
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014825:Vocabulary