The developmental sequence of social-communicative skills in young children with autism: a longitudinal study.
To explore the different developmental trajectories of social-communicative skills in children with autism and typically developing infants, two longitudinal studies were conducted. In Study 1, we examined the developmental sequence of social-communicative skills in 26 typically developing infants when they were 9 months old and reexamined them when they were 12 and 15 months old. The results indicated a reliable developmental sequence of social-communicative skills in infants with typical development. In Study 2, we explored the emergence sequence of social-communicative skills of 23 children with autism and 23 children with developmental delay between the ages of 2 and 4 years. The results demonstrated that the developmental sequence of social-communicative skills in young children with autism and children with developmental delays was different.
1Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chin-Chin
CC
Wu
Chung-Hsin
CH
Chiang
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D066107:Social Skills
autism; developmental sequence; social-communicative skills