Children with ASD and Communication Regression: Examining Pre-Loss Skills and Later Language Outcomes Through the Preschool Years / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52-5 (May 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-5 (May 2022) . - p.1956-1970 Titre : Children with ASD and Communication Regression: Examining Pre-Loss Skills and Later Language Outcomes Through the Preschool Years Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1956-1970 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Child  Child, Preschool  Humans  Language  Language Development  Language Development Disorders/complications/diagnosis  Schools  Autism spectrum disorder  Preschool children  Regression  conflicts of interest to declare. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study investigated receptive and expressive language outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with and without a history of language/communication regression, employing three progressively less stringent definitions of regression. Data were derived from a large, longitudinal sample of children with ASD in which regression was assessed at approximately 30 months. Results indicated poorer receptive language and larger discrepancies between receptive and expressive language in the regression group than the group without regression at 44 months but not 66 months. Number of words used before loss predicted receptive language at 44 months. Overall, results suggest that a regression profile in ASD is associated with modest and transient impacts on language outcomes that are no longer discernable at school entry. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05098-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=476 [article] Children with ASD and Communication Regression: Examining Pre-Loss Skills and Later Language Outcomes Through the Preschool Years [texte imprimé] / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.1956-1970. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-5 (May 2022) . - p.1956-1970 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Child  Child, Preschool  Humans  Language  Language Development  Language Development Disorders/complications/diagnosis  Schools  Autism spectrum disorder  Preschool children  Regression  conflicts of interest to declare. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study investigated receptive and expressive language outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with and without a history of language/communication regression, employing three progressively less stringent definitions of regression. Data were derived from a large, longitudinal sample of children with ASD in which regression was assessed at approximately 30 months. Results indicated poorer receptive language and larger discrepancies between receptive and expressive language in the regression group than the group without regression at 44 months but not 66 months. Number of words used before loss predicted receptive language at 44 months. Overall, results suggest that a regression profile in ASD is associated with modest and transient impacts on language outcomes that are no longer discernable at school entry. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05098-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=476

Planning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Verbal Mediation / Caroline LARSON in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51-7 (July 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 51-7 (July 2021) . - p.2200-2217 Titre : Planning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Verbal Mediation Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Caroline LARSON, Auteur ; Ishanti GANGOPADHYAY, Auteur ; Kathryn PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Margarita KAUSHANSKAYA, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2200-2217 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology  Case-Control Studies  Child  Child Language  Female  Humans  Language Development Disorders/psychology  Male  Task Performance and Analysis  Verbal Behavior  Wechsler Scales  Autism spectrum disorder  Executive function  Language  Planning Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined verbal mediation during planning in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relative to age- and nonverbal IQ- matched typically developing peers using a dual-task paradigm. Analyses showed no group differences in performance. However, in the condition intended to disrupt verbal mediation, language skills were associated with planning performance for the TD group, but not the ASD group. Upon examining ASD subgroups with versus without comorbid structural language impairment, children with ASD and normal language appeared to rely on verbal mediation to a greater degree than children with ASD and language impairment, but to a lesser degree than TD peers. Thus, the role of verbal mediation in planning for children with ASD differs depending on language status. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04639-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=452 [article] Planning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Verbal Mediation [texte imprimé] / Caroline LARSON, Auteur ; Ishanti GANGOPADHYAY, Auteur ; Kathryn PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Margarita KAUSHANSKAYA, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.2200-2217. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 51-7 (July 2021) . - p.2200-2217 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology  Case-Control Studies  Child  Child Language  Female  Humans  Language Development Disorders/psychology  Male  Task Performance and Analysis  Verbal Behavior  Wechsler Scales  Autism spectrum disorder  Executive function  Language  Planning Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study examined verbal mediation during planning in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relative to age- and nonverbal IQ- matched typically developing peers using a dual-task paradigm. Analyses showed no group differences in performance. However, in the condition intended to disrupt verbal mediation, language skills were associated with planning performance for the TD group, but not the ASD group. Upon examining ASD subgroups with versus without comorbid structural language impairment, children with ASD and normal language appeared to rely on verbal mediation to a greater degree than children with ASD and language impairment, but to a lesser degree than TD peers. Thus, the role of verbal mediation in planning for children with ASD differs depending on language status. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04639-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=452

Prediction by Young Autistic Children from Visual and Spoken Input / Janine MATHEE-SCOTT in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56-2 (February 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-2 (February 2026) . - p.574–586 Titre : Prediction by Young Autistic Children from Visual and Spoken Input Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Janine MATHEE-SCOTT, Auteur ; Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Ron POMPER, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan Ellis WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.574–586 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent theoretical accounts suggest that differences in the processing of probabilistic events underlie the core and associated traits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These theories hypothesize that autistic individuals are differentially impacted by disruptions in probabilistic input relative to neurotypical peers. According to this view, autistic individuals assign disproportionate weight to prediction errors such that novel input is overweighted relative to the aggregation of prior input; this is referred to as ‘hyperplasticity’ of learning. Prediction among autistic individuals has primarily been examined in nonverbal, visual contexts with older children and adults. The present study examined 32 autistic and 32 cognitively-matched neurotypical (NT) children’s ability to generate predictions and adjust to changes in predictive relationships in auditory stimuli using two eye gaze tasks. In both studies, children were trained and tested on an auditory-visual cue which predicted the location of a reward stimulus. In Experiment 1 the cue was non-linguistic (instrumental sound) whereas in Experiment 2 the cue was linguistically-relevant (speaker gender). In both experiments, the cue-reward contingency was switched after the first block of trials, and predictive behavior was evaluated across a second block of trials. Analyses of children’s looking behavior revealed similar performance in both groups on the non-linguistic task (Exp. 1). In the linguistically-relevant task (Exp. 2), predictive looking was less disrupted by the contingency switch for autistic children than NT children. Results suggest that autistic children may demonstrate hyperplastic learning in linguistically-relevant contexts, relative to NT peers. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06568-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=580 [article] Prediction by Young Autistic Children from Visual and Spoken Input [texte imprimé] / Janine MATHEE-SCOTT, Auteur ; Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Ron POMPER, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan Ellis WEISMER, Auteur . - p.574–586. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 56-2 (February 2026) . - p.574–586 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent theoretical accounts suggest that differences in the processing of probabilistic events underlie the core and associated traits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These theories hypothesize that autistic individuals are differentially impacted by disruptions in probabilistic input relative to neurotypical peers. According to this view, autistic individuals assign disproportionate weight to prediction errors such that novel input is overweighted relative to the aggregation of prior input; this is referred to as ‘hyperplasticity’ of learning. Prediction among autistic individuals has primarily been examined in nonverbal, visual contexts with older children and adults. The present study examined 32 autistic and 32 cognitively-matched neurotypical (NT) children’s ability to generate predictions and adjust to changes in predictive relationships in auditory stimuli using two eye gaze tasks. In both studies, children were trained and tested on an auditory-visual cue which predicted the location of a reward stimulus. In Experiment 1 the cue was non-linguistic (instrumental sound) whereas in Experiment 2 the cue was linguistically-relevant (speaker gender). In both experiments, the cue-reward contingency was switched after the first block of trials, and predictive behavior was evaluated across a second block of trials. Analyses of children’s looking behavior revealed similar performance in both groups on the non-linguistic task (Exp. 1). In the linguistically-relevant task (Exp. 2), predictive looking was less disrupted by the contingency switch for autistic children than NT children. Results suggest that autistic children may demonstrate hyperplastic learning in linguistically-relevant contexts, relative to NT peers. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06568-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=580

Predictive language processing in young autistic children / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT in Autism Research, 15-5 (May 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 15-5 (May 2022) . - p.892-903 Titre : Predictive language processing in young autistic children Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Janine MATHEE-SCOTT, Auteur ; Tracy REUTER, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.892-903 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Autistic Disorder/complications  Child  Child, Preschool  Humans  Infant  Language  Language Development Disorders/complications  Linguistics  anticipatory language processing  autism spectrum disorder  language development  prediction  receptive language Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent theories propose that domain-general deficits in prediction (i.e., the ability to anticipate upcoming information) underlie the behavioral characteristics associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). If these theories are correct, autistic children might be expected to demonstrate difficulties on linguistic tasks that rely on predictive processing. Previous research has largely focused on older autistic children and adolescents with average language and cognition. The present study used an eye-gaze task to evaluate predictive language processing among 3- to 4-year-old autistic children (n = 34) and 1.5- to 3-year-old, language-matched neurotypical (NT) children (n = 34). Children viewed images (e.g., a cake and a ball) and heard sentences with informative verbs (e.g., Eat the cake) or neutral verbs (e.g., Find the cake). Analyses of children's looking behaviors indicated that young autistic children, like their language-matched NT peers, engaged in predictive language processing. Regression results revealed a significant effect of diagnostic group, when statistically controlling for age differences. The NT group displayed larger difference scores between the informative and neutral verb conditions (in looks to target nouns) compared to the ASD group. Receptive language measures were predictive of looking behavior across time for both groups, such that children with stronger language skills were more efficient in making use of informative verbs to process upcoming information. Taken together, these results suggest that young autistic children can engage in predictive processing though further research is warranted to explore the developmental trajectory relative to NT development. LAY SUMMARY: This study found that 3- to 4-year-old autistic children and younger, language-matched neurotypical (NT) children both used verbs to predict upcoming nouns in sentences like "Eat the cake." For both autistic and NT children, those with stronger language skills were able to predict upcoming nouns more quickly. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2684 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473 [article] Predictive language processing in young autistic children [texte imprimé] / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Janine MATHEE-SCOTT, Auteur ; Tracy REUTER, Auteur ; Jan EDWARDS, Auteur ; Jenny SAFFRAN, Auteur ; Susan ELLIS WEISMER, Auteur . - p.892-903. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 15-5 (May 2022) . - p.892-903 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications  Autistic Disorder/complications  Child  Child, Preschool  Humans  Infant  Language  Language Development Disorders/complications  Linguistics  anticipatory language processing  autism spectrum disorder  language development  prediction  receptive language Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent theories propose that domain-general deficits in prediction (i.e., the ability to anticipate upcoming information) underlie the behavioral characteristics associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). If these theories are correct, autistic children might be expected to demonstrate difficulties on linguistic tasks that rely on predictive processing. Previous research has largely focused on older autistic children and adolescents with average language and cognition. The present study used an eye-gaze task to evaluate predictive language processing among 3- to 4-year-old autistic children (n = 34) and 1.5- to 3-year-old, language-matched neurotypical (NT) children (n = 34). Children viewed images (e.g., a cake and a ball) and heard sentences with informative verbs (e.g., Eat the cake) or neutral verbs (e.g., Find the cake). Analyses of children's looking behaviors indicated that young autistic children, like their language-matched NT peers, engaged in predictive language processing. Regression results revealed a significant effect of diagnostic group, when statistically controlling for age differences. The NT group displayed larger difference scores between the informative and neutral verb conditions (in looks to target nouns) compared to the ASD group. Receptive language measures were predictive of looking behavior across time for both groups, such that children with stronger language skills were more efficient in making use of informative verbs to process upcoming information. Taken together, these results suggest that young autistic children can engage in predictive processing though further research is warranted to explore the developmental trajectory relative to NT development. LAY SUMMARY: This study found that 3- to 4-year-old autistic children and younger, language-matched neurotypical (NT) children both used verbs to predict upcoming nouns in sentences like "Eat the cake." For both autistic and NT children, those with stronger language skills were able to predict upcoming nouns more quickly. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2684 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473

Sound-symbol correspondence in autism: The Bouba-Kiki effect / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT in Research in Autism, 131 (March 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202789 Titre : Sound-symbol correspondence in autism: The Bouba-Kiki effect Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Caroline LARSON, Auteur ; Mackenzie J. STABILE, Auteur ; Inge-Marie EIGSTI, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202789 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Embodied cognition  Sensorimotor processes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic and non-autistic adolescents and adults with cognitive and language skills in the average range completed a brief task assessing their susceptibility to the effects of image-sound associations, known as the Bouba-Kiki effect. Results indicated significant group differences such that the autism group was less likely to respond in accordance with the Bouba-Kiki effect. Further, nonverbal IQ and self-reported sensory-motor processing each influenced Bouba-Kiki responding. In contrast, language abilities (grammaticality judgment) did not. While findings based on a brief measure are not conclusive, results suggest that multisensory integration is less robust in autism and lend support to “embodied cognition” accounts of autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202789 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581 [article] Sound-symbol correspondence in autism: The Bouba-Kiki effect [texte imprimé] / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT, Auteur ; Caroline LARSON, Auteur ; Mackenzie J. STABILE, Auteur ; Inge-Marie EIGSTI, Auteur . - 202789. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202789 Mots-clés : Embodied cognition  Sensorimotor processes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic and non-autistic adolescents and adults with cognitive and language skills in the average range completed a brief task assessing their susceptibility to the effects of image-sound associations, known as the Bouba-Kiki effect. Results indicated significant group differences such that the autism group was less likely to respond in accordance with the Bouba-Kiki effect. Further, nonverbal IQ and self-reported sensory-motor processing each influenced Bouba-Kiki responding. In contrast, language abilities (grammaticality judgment) did not. While findings based on a brief measure are not conclusive, results suggest that multisensory integration is less robust in autism and lend support to “embodied cognition” accounts of autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202789 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581

Spatial Language and Cognition in Autistic Preschoolers / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-4 (April 2024)  

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The effect of volatility in linguistic input on prediction behavior in autistic toddlers / Kathryn E. PRESCOTT in Autism Research, 17-11 (November 2024)  

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