Auditory-visual misalignment: A theoretical perspective on vocabulary delays in children with ASD / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism Research, 11-12 (December 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 11-12 (December 2018) . - p.1621-1628 Titre : Auditory-visual misalignment: A theoretical perspective on vocabulary delays in children with ASD Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Allison F. BEAN, Auteur ; S. T. KOVER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1621-1628 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : attention  auditory  developmental psychology  language  learning  visual Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In this commentary, we describe a novel theoretical perspective on vocabulary delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-a perspective we refer to as auditory-visual misalignment. We synthesize empirical evidence that: (a) as a result of differences in both social and nonsocial visual attention, the auditory-visual statistics available to children with ASD for early word learning are misaligned; (b) this auditory-visual misalignment disrupts word learning and contributes to the vocabulary delays shown by children with ASD; and (c) adopting a perspective of auditory-visual misalignment has important theoretical and clinical implications for understanding and supporting vocabulary development in children with ASD. Theoretically, the auditory-visual misalignment perspective advances our understanding of how attentional differences impact vocabulary development in children with ASD in several ways. By adopting the point of view of the child, we provide a framework that brings together research on social and domain-general visual attention differences in children with ASD. In addition, the auditory-visual misalignment perspective moves current thinking beyond how misalignment disrupts vocabulary development in the moment, and considers the likely consequences of misalignment over developmental time. Finally, considering auditory-visual misalignment may assist in identifying active ingredients of existing language interventions or in developing new interventions that deliver high quality, aligned input. Future research is needed to determine how manipulating auditory-visual alignment changes word learning in ASD and whether the effects of auditory-visual misalignment are unique to ASD or shared with other neurodevelopmental disorders or sources of language impairment. Autism Research 2018, 11: 1621-1628. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: This article describes a new way of thinking about vocabulary delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We suggest that children with ASD may have difficulty learning words because their attention is not tuned in to what is most important for learning, creating a mismatch between what they see and what they hear. This perspective brings together research on different types of attentional differences in people with ASD. It may also help us to understand how language interventions work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2038 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=372 [article] Auditory-visual misalignment: A theoretical perspective on vocabulary delays in children with ASD [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Allison F. BEAN, Auteur ; S. T. KOVER, Auteur . - p.1621-1628. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 11-12 (December 2018) . - p.1621-1628 Mots-clés : attention  auditory  developmental psychology  language  learning  visual Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In this commentary, we describe a novel theoretical perspective on vocabulary delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-a perspective we refer to as auditory-visual misalignment. We synthesize empirical evidence that: (a) as a result of differences in both social and nonsocial visual attention, the auditory-visual statistics available to children with ASD for early word learning are misaligned; (b) this auditory-visual misalignment disrupts word learning and contributes to the vocabulary delays shown by children with ASD; and (c) adopting a perspective of auditory-visual misalignment has important theoretical and clinical implications for understanding and supporting vocabulary development in children with ASD. Theoretically, the auditory-visual misalignment perspective advances our understanding of how attentional differences impact vocabulary development in children with ASD in several ways. By adopting the point of view of the child, we provide a framework that brings together research on social and domain-general visual attention differences in children with ASD. In addition, the auditory-visual misalignment perspective moves current thinking beyond how misalignment disrupts vocabulary development in the moment, and considers the likely consequences of misalignment over developmental time. Finally, considering auditory-visual misalignment may assist in identifying active ingredients of existing language interventions or in developing new interventions that deliver high quality, aligned input. Future research is needed to determine how manipulating auditory-visual alignment changes word learning in ASD and whether the effects of auditory-visual misalignment are unique to ASD or shared with other neurodevelopmental disorders or sources of language impairment. Autism Research 2018, 11: 1621-1628. (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: This article describes a new way of thinking about vocabulary delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We suggest that children with ASD may have difficulty learning words because their attention is not tuned in to what is most important for learning, creating a mismatch between what they see and what they hear. This perspective brings together research on different types of attentional differences in people with ASD. It may also help us to understand how language interventions work. 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Brief Report: Early Lexical Comprehension in Young Children with ASD: Comparing Eye-Gaze Methodology and Parent Report / Courtney E. VENKER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46-6 (June 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-6 (June 2016) . - p.2260-2266 Titre : Brief Report: Early Lexical Comprehension in Young Children with ASD: Comparing Eye-Gaze Methodology and Parent Report Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Eileen HAEBIG, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2260-2266 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Assessment  Receptive vocabulary  Lexical comprehension  Parent report  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Lexical comprehension is commonly measured by parent report, but it may be difficult for parents of children with ASD to accurately judge their child’s comprehension. We compared parent report to an eye-gaze measure of lexical comprehension in which participants observed pairs of images on a screen, along with accompanying speech that named one of the two images. Twenty-two toddlers with ASD participated. Trials were included if the target word was reported as unknown. Children spent significantly more time looking at the target after it was named than before (d = 0.66). These results provide evidence that eye-gaze measures can reveal emerging lexical knowledge in young children with ASD that may otherwise be overlooked. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2747-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=289 [article] Brief Report: Early Lexical Comprehension in Young Children with ASD: Comparing Eye-Gaze Methodology and Parent Report [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Eileen HAEBIG, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.2260-2266. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-6 (June 2016) . - p.2260-2266 Mots-clés : Assessment  Receptive vocabulary  Lexical comprehension  Parent report  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Lexical comprehension is commonly measured by parent report, but it may be difficult for parents of children with ASD to accurately judge their child’s comprehension. We compared parent report to an eye-gaze measure of lexical comprehension in which participants observed pairs of images on a screen, along with accompanying speech that named one of the two images. Twenty-two toddlers with ASD participated. Trials were included if the target word was reported as unknown. Children spent significantly more time looking at the target after it was named than before (d = 0.66). These results provide evidence that eye-gaze measures can reveal emerging lexical knowledge in young children with ASD that may otherwise be overlooked. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2747-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=289

Brief Report: Fast Mapping Predicts Differences in Concurrent and Later Language Abilities Among Children with ASD / Courtney E. VENKER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46-3 (March 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-3 (March 2016) . - p.1118-1123 Titre : Brief Report: Fast Mapping Predicts Differences in Concurrent and Later Language Abilities Among Children with ASD Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Sara T. KOVER, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1118-1123 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Fast mapping  Word learning  Language  Cognition  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study investigated whether the ability to learn word-object associations following minimal exposure (i.e., fast mapping) was associated with concurrent and later language abilities in children with ASD. Children who were poor learners at age 3½ had significantly lower receptive language abilities than children who successfully learned the new words, both concurrently (n = 59) and 2 years later (n = 53), lending ecological validity to experimental fast-mapping tasks. Fast mapping comprehension at age 3½ was associated with better language outcomes regardless of whether children had produced the new words. These findings highlight the importance of investigating processes of language learning in children with ASD. Understanding these processes will enable the development of maximally effective strategies for supporting word learning. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2644-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=282 [article] Brief Report: Fast Mapping Predicts Differences in Concurrent and Later Language Abilities Among Children with ASD [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Sara T. KOVER, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.1118-1123. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-3 (March 2016) . - p.1118-1123 Mots-clés : Fast mapping  Word learning  Language  Cognition  Autism spectrum disorder Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study investigated whether the ability to learn word-object associations following minimal exposure (i.e., fast mapping) was associated with concurrent and later language abilities in children with ASD. Children who were poor learners at age 3½ had significantly lower receptive language abilities than children who successfully learned the new words, both concurrently (n = 59) and 2 years later (n = 53), lending ecological validity to experimental fast-mapping tasks. Fast mapping comprehension at age 3½ was associated with better language outcomes regardless of whether children had produced the new words. These findings highlight the importance of investigating processes of language learning in children with ASD. Understanding these processes will enable the development of maximally effective strategies for supporting word learning. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2644-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=282

A commentary on children's books about autism: What messages do they send about neurodiversity? / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism Research, 17-3 (March 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 17-3 (March 2024) . - p.452-458 Titre : A commentary on children's books about autism: What messages do they send about neurodiversity? Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Emily LORANG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.452-458 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract The past three decades have seen an exponential increase in the publication of children's books about autism. This increased availability of children's books is exciting because they have the power to promote understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of neurodiversity. However, growing concerns have been raised by both autistic and non-autistic people that some children's books about autism may work against neurodiversity, rather than promoting it. This Commentary discusses the strikingly different ways in which children's books about autism portray key concepts related to neurodiversity, including autistic differences, agency, abilities, and communication. We present concrete examples (including books by autistic authors); highlight the views of autistic and non-autistic parents of autistic children; and discuss how different books may leave readers with different impressions of autism and neurodiversity. Given the vastly different themes that emerge across different books, we conclude that it is important for educators, families, and other members of the autism community to make informed and individualized choices about what books they use for what purpose. We emphasize the need for systematic, high-quality research on children's books about autism, including content analyses and studies that determine what messages these books send to their intended audience: children. It is vital that autistic people continue to shape this conversation, contributing unique insights that inform research priorities and the methodological approaches used to investigate them. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3081 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=525 [article] A commentary on children's books about autism: What messages do they send about neurodiversity? [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Emily LORANG, Auteur . - p.452-458. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 17-3 (March 2024) . - p.452-458 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract The past three decades have seen an exponential increase in the publication of children's books about autism. This increased availability of children's books is exciting because they have the power to promote understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of neurodiversity. However, growing concerns have been raised by both autistic and non-autistic people that some children's books about autism may work against neurodiversity, rather than promoting it. This Commentary discusses the strikingly different ways in which children's books about autism portray key concepts related to neurodiversity, including autistic differences, agency, abilities, and communication. We present concrete examples (including books by autistic authors); highlight the views of autistic and non-autistic parents of autistic children; and discuss how different books may leave readers with different impressions of autism and neurodiversity. Given the vastly different themes that emerge across different books, we conclude that it is important for educators, families, and other members of the autism community to make informed and individualized choices about what books they use for what purpose. We emphasize the need for systematic, high-quality research on children's books about autism, including content analyses and studies that determine what messages these books send to their intended audience: children. It is vital that autistic people continue to shape this conversation, contributing unique insights that inform research priorities and the methodological approaches used to investigate them. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3081 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=525

Comparing Automatic Eye Tracking and Manual Gaze Coding Methods in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism Research, 13-2 (February 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 13-2 (February 2020) . - p.271-283 Titre : Comparing Automatic Eye Tracking and Manual Gaze Coding Methods in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Ron POMPER, Auteur ; Tristan MAHR, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.271-283 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  children  data quality  eye tracking  language processing  methodology Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Eye-gaze methods offer numerous advantages for studying cognitive processes in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but data loss may threaten the validity and generalizability of results. Some eye-gaze systems may be more vulnerable to data loss than others, but to our knowledge, this issue has not been empirically investigated. In the current study, we asked whether automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produce different rates of data loss or different results in a group of 51 toddlers with ASD. Data from both systems were gathered (from the same children) simultaneously, during the same experimental sessions. As predicted, manual gaze coding produced significantly less data loss than automatic eye tracking, as indicated by the number of usable trials and the proportion of looks to the images per trial. In addition, automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produced different patterns of results, suggesting that the eye-gaze system used to address a particular research question could alter a study's findings and the scientific conclusions that follow. It is our hope that the information from this and future methodological studies will help researchers to select the eye-gaze measurement system that best fits their research questions and target population, as well as help consumers of autism research to interpret the findings from studies that utilize eye-gaze methods with children with ASD. Autism Res 2020, 13: 271-283. (c) 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: The current study found that automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produced different rates of data loss and different overall patterns of results in young children with ASD. These findings show that the choice of eye-gaze system may impact the findings of a study-important information for both researchers and consumers of autism research. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2225 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=420 [article] Comparing Automatic Eye Tracking and Manual Gaze Coding Methods in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Courtney E. VENKER, Auteur ; Ron POMPER, Auteur ; Tristan MAHR, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.271-283. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 13-2 (February 2020) . - p.271-283 Mots-clés : autism  children  data quality  eye tracking  language processing  methodology Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Eye-gaze methods offer numerous advantages for studying cognitive processes in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but data loss may threaten the validity and generalizability of results. Some eye-gaze systems may be more vulnerable to data loss than others, but to our knowledge, this issue has not been empirically investigated. In the current study, we asked whether automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produce different rates of data loss or different results in a group of 51 toddlers with ASD. Data from both systems were gathered (from the same children) simultaneously, during the same experimental sessions. As predicted, manual gaze coding produced significantly less data loss than automatic eye tracking, as indicated by the number of usable trials and the proportion of looks to the images per trial. In addition, automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produced different patterns of results, suggesting that the eye-gaze system used to address a particular research question could alter a study's findings and the scientific conclusions that follow. It is our hope that the information from this and future methodological studies will help researchers to select the eye-gaze measurement system that best fits their research questions and target population, as well as help consumers of autism research to interpret the findings from studies that utilize eye-gaze methods with children with ASD. Autism Res 2020, 13: 271-283. (c) 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: The current study found that automatic eye-tracking and manual gaze coding produced different rates of data loss and different overall patterns of results in young children with ASD. These findings show that the choice of eye-gaze system may impact the findings of a study-important information for both researchers and consumers of autism research. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2225 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=420

Competing Perceptual Salience in a Visual Word Recognition Task Differentially Affects Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism Research, 14-6 (June 2021)  

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Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism, 29-3 (March 2025)  

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Increasing verbal responsiveness in parents of children with autism:a pilot study / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism, 16-6 (November 2012)  

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Individual Differences in the Real-Time Comprehension of Children with ASD / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism Research, 6-5 (October 2013)  

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Lexical and Grammatical Skills in Toddlers on the Autism Spectrum Compared to Late Talking Toddlers / Susan Ellis WEISMER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41-8 (August 2011)  

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Lexical Processing in Toddlers with ASD: Does Weak Central Coherence Play a Role? / Susan ELLIS WEISMER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46-12 (December 2016)  

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Revisiting the simplification of adult language input in the context of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: A commentary / Kyle M. FROST in Autism Research, 15-10 (October 2022)  

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Spoken word recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder: The role of visual disengagement / Courtney E. VENKER in Autism, 21-7 (October 2017)  

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Thinking Ahead: Incremental Language Processing is Associated with Receptive Language Abilities in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Courtney E. VENKER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49-3 (March 2019)  

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Trajectories of Autism Severity in Early Childhood / Courtney E. VENKER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-3 (March 2014)  

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