Autistic preschoolers’ engagement and language use in gross motor versus symbolic play settings / Amanda V. BINNS in Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 7 (January-December 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism & Developmental Language Impairments > 7 (January-December 2022) Titre : Autistic preschoolers’ engagement and language use in gross motor versus symbolic play settings Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Amanda V. BINNS, Auteur ; Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur ; Janis Oram CARDY, Auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  intervention/therapy  communication and language  parent-child interaction therapy  pre-school children Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background and aims: Although adjustment of the environment is recommended as a support strategy in evidence-based interventions for children with autism, the impact of doing so (and the how and why) is not well understood. One essential environmental factor to consider when providing supports for preschool-aged autistic children is the play setting, specifically, the materials available in the child’s play context. The aim of this study was to compare engagement states and number of utterances produced by preschool-aged autistic children within symbolic vs. gross motor play settings. Examining the relationship between gross motor play settings and children’s social engagement and spoken language use is particularly important to explore for autistic children given differences in their sensory processing, motor skill development, and choice of and interaction with toys relative to neurotypical peers. Methods: Seventy autistic children aged 25-57 months were videotaped during natural play interactions with a parent. Children’s social engagement and number of spoken utterances were examined in five minutes each of play with symbolic toys and play with gross motor toys. Continuous time-tagged video coding of the child-caregiver engagement states was conducted, and the child’s frequency of spoken language was identified using language sample analysis. The specific variables examined were; (a) engagement with caregiver, (b) engagement with objects only, (c) unengaged (no evident engagement with objects or people), and (d) total number of spoken utterances. The relationship between play setting (symbolic vs gross motor) and child language and engagement state variables was examined with linear mixed effects modelling. Results: Significant main effects were revealed for the interaction between play setting and autistic children’s engagement. Young autistic children were more likely to engage with caregivers in play environments with gross motor toys (moderate effect) and also were more likely to have periods of unengaged time (not overtly directing their attention to objects or people; small effect) in this setting. Further, when in a setting with symbolic toys, autistic children were more likely to spend their time focusing attention solely on objects (large effect). No interaction was found between play setting and total number of utterances spoken by autistic children. Conclusions and implications: This study confirmed the importance of continued research focused on understanding the relationship between children’s play settings and their social engagement and language use. Although preliminary, findings support the idea that there is an interaction between preschool-aged autistic children’s social engagement and their play settings. Further, our results suggest that there can be value in clinicians differentiating children’s play settings (i.e., gross motor vs symbolic) when assessing and supporting social engagement capacities of young autistic children. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23969415221115045 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=491 [article] Autistic preschoolers’ engagement and language use in gross motor versus symbolic play settings [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Amanda V. BINNS, Auteur ; Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur ; Janis Oram CARDY, Auteur. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism & Developmental Language Impairments > 7 (January-December 2022) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  intervention/therapy  communication and language  parent-child interaction therapy  pre-school children Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background and aims: Although adjustment of the environment is recommended as a support strategy in evidence-based interventions for children with autism, the impact of doing so (and the how and why) is not well understood. One essential environmental factor to consider when providing supports for preschool-aged autistic children is the play setting, specifically, the materials available in the child’s play context. The aim of this study was to compare engagement states and number of utterances produced by preschool-aged autistic children within symbolic vs. gross motor play settings. Examining the relationship between gross motor play settings and children’s social engagement and spoken language use is particularly important to explore for autistic children given differences in their sensory processing, motor skill development, and choice of and interaction with toys relative to neurotypical peers. Methods: Seventy autistic children aged 25-57 months were videotaped during natural play interactions with a parent. Children’s social engagement and number of spoken utterances were examined in five minutes each of play with symbolic toys and play with gross motor toys. Continuous time-tagged video coding of the child-caregiver engagement states was conducted, and the child’s frequency of spoken language was identified using language sample analysis. The specific variables examined were; (a) engagement with caregiver, (b) engagement with objects only, (c) unengaged (no evident engagement with objects or people), and (d) total number of spoken utterances. The relationship between play setting (symbolic vs gross motor) and child language and engagement state variables was examined with linear mixed effects modelling. Results: Significant main effects were revealed for the interaction between play setting and autistic children’s engagement. Young autistic children were more likely to engage with caregivers in play environments with gross motor toys (moderate effect) and also were more likely to have periods of unengaged time (not overtly directing their attention to objects or people; small effect) in this setting. Further, when in a setting with symbolic toys, autistic children were more likely to spend their time focusing attention solely on objects (large effect). No interaction was found between play setting and total number of utterances spoken by autistic children. Conclusions and implications: This study confirmed the importance of continued research focused on understanding the relationship between children’s play settings and their social engagement and language use. Although preliminary, findings support the idea that there is an interaction between preschool-aged autistic children’s social engagement and their play settings. Further, our results suggest that there can be value in clinicians differentiating children’s play settings (i.e., gross motor vs symbolic) when assessing and supporting social engagement capacities of young autistic children. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23969415221115045 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=491

Learning through interaction in children with autism: Preliminary data from asocial-communication-based intervention / Devin M. CASENHISER in Autism, 17-2 (March 2013)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 17-2 (March 2013) . - p.220-241 Titre : Learning through interaction in children with autism: Preliminary data from asocial-communication-based intervention Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur ; Jim STIEBEN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.220-241 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months. Participants were assigned to either a target treatment or community treatment group. Families in the target treatment group were given 2 hours of therapy and coaching each week in an intervention emphasizing social-interaction and the parent-child relationship. Children in the community treatment group received a variety of services averaging 3.9?hours per week. After 12 months, outcomes were measured to determine changes in the groups in social interaction and communication. In addition, a regression analysis was conducted to determine whether changes in social interaction skills were associated with language development. Results suggest that children in the treatment group made significantly greater gains in social interaction skills in comparison to the community treatment group, but no between-group differences were found for standard language assessments. Initiation of joint attention, involvement, and severity of language delay were found to be significantly associated with improvement of language skills in children with autism. Finally caregiver skills targeted by the intervention were found to be significantly associated with changes in children’s interaction skills. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361311422052 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=193 [article] Learning through interaction in children with autism: Preliminary data from asocial-communication-based intervention [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur ; Jim STIEBEN, Auteur . - p.220-241. in Autism > 17-2 (March 2013) . - p.220-241 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months. Participants were assigned to either a target treatment or community treatment group. Families in the target treatment group were given 2 hours of therapy and coaching each week in an intervention emphasizing social-interaction and the parent-child relationship. Children in the community treatment group received a variety of services averaging 3.9?hours per week. After 12 months, outcomes were measured to determine changes in the groups in social interaction and communication. In addition, a regression analysis was conducted to determine whether changes in social interaction skills were associated with language development. Results suggest that children in the treatment group made significantly greater gains in social interaction skills in comparison to the community treatment group, but no between-group differences were found for standard language assessments. Initiation of joint attention, involvement, and severity of language delay were found to be significantly associated with improvement of language skills in children with autism. Finally caregiver skills targeted by the intervention were found to be significantly associated with changes in children’s interaction skills. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361311422052 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=193

Measuring and Supporting Language Function for Children with Autism: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial of a Social-Interaction-Based Therapy / Devin M. CASENHISER in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45-3 (March 2015)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-3 (March 2015) . - p.846-857 Titre : Measuring and Supporting Language Function for Children with Autism: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial of a Social-Interaction-Based Therapy Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Amanda V. BINNS, Auteur ; Fay MCGILL, Auteur ; Olga MORDERER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.846-857 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Language development  MEHRIT  Speech acts  Communicative acts Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In a report of the effectiveness of MEHRIT, a social-interaction-based intervention for autism, Casenhiser et al. (Autism 17(2):220–241, 2013) failed to find a significant advantage for language development in the treatment group using standardized language assessments. We present the results from a re-analysis of their results to illustrate the importance of measuring communicative language acts (formally called “speech acts”). Reanalysis confirmed that children in the MEHRIT group outperformed the community treatment group on measures of MLUm, number of utterances produced, and various speech act categories. The study underscores the importance of functional language measures in guiding and evaluating treatment for children with autism, and suggests that MEHRIT is effective in improving children’s use of language during parent–child interactions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2242-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=258 [article] Measuring and Supporting Language Function for Children with Autism: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial of a Social-Interaction-Based Therapy [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Devin M. CASENHISER, Auteur ; Amanda V. BINNS, Auteur ; Fay MCGILL, Auteur ; Olga MORDERER, Auteur ; Stuart G. SHANKER, Auteur . - p.846-857. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-3 (March 2015) . - p.846-857 Mots-clés : Autism  Language development  MEHRIT  Speech acts  Communicative acts Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In a report of the effectiveness of MEHRIT, a social-interaction-based intervention for autism, Casenhiser et al. (Autism 17(2):220–241, 2013) failed to find a significant advantage for language development in the treatment group using standardized language assessments. We present the results from a re-analysis of their results to illustrate the importance of measuring communicative language acts (formally called “speech acts”). Reanalysis confirmed that children in the MEHRIT group outperformed the community treatment group on measures of MLUm, number of utterances produced, and various speech act categories. The study underscores the importance of functional language measures in guiding and evaluating treatment for children with autism, and suggests that MEHRIT is effective in improving children’s use of language during parent–child interactions. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2242-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=258

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