Brief report: bidirectional association of core autism features and cognitive abilities in early childhood / Daniel BERENDS ; Kristelle HUDRY ; Giacomo VIVANTI ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE ; Catherine A. BENT in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-7 (July 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-7 (July 2024) . - p.2769-2776 Titre : Brief report: bidirectional association of core autism features and cognitive abilities in early childhood Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Daniel BERENDS, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur ; Giacomo VIVANTI, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2769-2776 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We explored associations among the core behavioural features and developmental/cognitive abilities of 155 autistic children, assessed between ages 13-67 months and again around 1-year later to understand predictive directionality. Bidirectional, cross-domain association was apparent, albeit with stronger direction of effect from earlier cognition to later autism features (than vice versa). Exploratory sub-domain analysis showed that early non-verbal developmental/cognitive abilities (only) predicted subsequent social- and restricted/repetitive autism features, whereas early social features (only) predicted both subsequent verbal and non-verbal abilities. Although observational study design precludes causal inference, these data support contemporary notions of the developmental interconnectedness of core autism presentation and associated abilities-that behavioural autism features may influence cognitive development, but are likely also influenced by an individuals' cognitive capacity. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05618-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533 [article] Brief report: bidirectional association of core autism features and cognitive abilities in early childhood [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Daniel BERENDS, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur ; Giacomo VIVANTI, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur . - p.2769-2776. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-7 (July 2024) . - p.2769-2776 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We explored associations among the core behavioural features and developmental/cognitive abilities of 155 autistic children, assessed between ages 13-67 months and again around 1-year later to understand predictive directionality. Bidirectional, cross-domain association was apparent, albeit with stronger direction of effect from earlier cognition to later autism features (than vice versa). Exploratory sub-domain analysis showed that early non-verbal developmental/cognitive abilities (only) predicted subsequent social- and restricted/repetitive autism features, whereas early social features (only) predicted both subsequent verbal and non-verbal abilities. Although observational study design precludes causal inference, these data support contemporary notions of the developmental interconnectedness of core autism presentation and associated abilities-that behavioural autism features may influence cognitive development, but are likely also influenced by an individuals' cognitive capacity. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05618-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533

Caregiver sensitivity predicts infant language use, and infant language complexity predicts caregiver language complexity, in the context of possible emerging autism / Jodie SMITH in Autism Research, 16-4 (April 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 16-4 (April 2023) . - p.745-756 Titre : Caregiver sensitivity predicts infant language use, and infant language complexity predicts caregiver language complexity, in the context of possible emerging autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Jodie SMITH, Auteur ; Lacey CHETCUTI, Auteur ; Lyndel KENNEDY, Auteur ; Kandice J. VARCIN, Auteur ; Vicky SLONIMS, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Jonathan GREEN, Auteur ; Teresa IACONO, Auteur ; Sarah PILLAR, Auteur ; Carol TAYLOR, Auteur ; Ming Wai WAN, Auteur ; Andrew J. O. WHITEHOUSE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur ; the AICES TEAM, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.745-756 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract While theory supports bidirectional effects between caregiver sensitivity and language use, and infant language acquisition-both caregiver-to-infant and also infant-to-caregiver effects-empirical research has chiefly explored the former unidirectional path. In the context of infants showing early signs of autism, we investigated prospective bidirectional associations with 6-min free-play interaction samples collected for 103 caregivers and their infants (mean age 12-months; and followed up 6-months later). We anticipated that measures of caregiver sensitivity/language input and infant language would show within-domain temporal stability/continuity, but also that there would be predictive associations from earlier caregiver input to subsequent child language, and vice versa. Caregiver sensitive responsiveness (from the Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant interaction [MACI]) predicted subsequent infant word tokens (i.e., amount of language, coded following the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts [SALT]). Further, earlier infant Mean Length of Utterance (MLU; reflecting language complexity, also derived from SALT coding) predicted later caregiver MLU, even when controlling for variability in infant ages and clear within-domain temporal stability/continuity in key measures (i.e., caregiver sensitive responsiveness and infant word tokens; and infant and caregiver MLU). These data add empirical support to theorization on how caregiver input can be both supportive of, and potentially influenced by, infant capacities, when infants have social-communication differences and/or communication/language delays suggestive of possible emerging autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2879 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=499 [article] Caregiver sensitivity predicts infant language use, and infant language complexity predicts caregiver language complexity, in the context of possible emerging autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Jodie SMITH, Auteur ; Lacey CHETCUTI, Auteur ; Lyndel KENNEDY, Auteur ; Kandice J. VARCIN, Auteur ; Vicky SLONIMS, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Jonathan GREEN, Auteur ; Teresa IACONO, Auteur ; Sarah PILLAR, Auteur ; Carol TAYLOR, Auteur ; Ming Wai WAN, Auteur ; Andrew J. O. WHITEHOUSE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur ; the AICES TEAM, Auteur . - p.745-756. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 16-4 (April 2023) . - p.745-756 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract While theory supports bidirectional effects between caregiver sensitivity and language use, and infant language acquisition-both caregiver-to-infant and also infant-to-caregiver effects-empirical research has chiefly explored the former unidirectional path. In the context of infants showing early signs of autism, we investigated prospective bidirectional associations with 6-min free-play interaction samples collected for 103 caregivers and their infants (mean age 12-months; and followed up 6-months later). We anticipated that measures of caregiver sensitivity/language input and infant language would show within-domain temporal stability/continuity, but also that there would be predictive associations from earlier caregiver input to subsequent child language, and vice versa. Caregiver sensitive responsiveness (from the Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Infant interaction [MACI]) predicted subsequent infant word tokens (i.e., amount of language, coded following the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts [SALT]). Further, earlier infant Mean Length of Utterance (MLU; reflecting language complexity, also derived from SALT coding) predicted later caregiver MLU, even when controlling for variability in infant ages and clear within-domain temporal stability/continuity in key measures (i.e., caregiver sensitive responsiveness and infant word tokens; and infant and caregiver MLU). These data add empirical support to theorization on how caregiver input can be both supportive of, and potentially influenced by, infant capacities, when infants have social-communication differences and/or communication/language delays suggestive of possible emerging autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2879 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=499

Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia / Jodie SMITH in Autism, 26-6 (August 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 26-6 (August 2022) . - p.1784-1796 Titre : Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Jodie SMITH, Auteur ; Rhylee SULEK, Auteur ; Ifrah ABDULLAHI, Auteur ; Cherie C. GREEN, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1784-1796 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Australia  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Humans  Mental Health  Parenting  Parents  Quality of Life  culture  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We know that parents of autistic children experience poorer mental health and lower well-being than parents of non-autistic children. We also know that poorer mental health among parents of autistic children has been observed across different cultures. Most research focuses on Western cultures, so we know little about parental mental health and well-being of parents from different cultural backgrounds; yet, it is likely that cultural background contributes to how parents view their child's condition and respond to the diagnosis. Here, we compared mental health, quality of life and well-being between families raising an autistic child from Australian backgrounds to families from South-East Asian backgrounds. All children in the current study were receiving the same community-based early intervention. When compared to the general population, parents had poorer mental health overall, but there were no differences between the two groups of parents. However, parents from South-East Asian backgrounds reported higher well-being and fewer difficulties associated with their child's autism. These findings suggest that cultural background likely influences not only parent's view of, and response to, their child's autism, but also their own sense of well-being. As researchers and clinicians working with families of autistic children, we should more explicitly consider family's cultural background within our work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211010006 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=484 [article] Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Jodie SMITH, Auteur ; Rhylee SULEK, Auteur ; Ifrah ABDULLAHI, Auteur ; Cherie C. GREEN, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur . - p.1784-1796. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 26-6 (August 2022) . - p.1784-1796 Mots-clés : Australia  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Child  Humans  Mental Health  Parenting  Parents  Quality of Life  culture  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We know that parents of autistic children experience poorer mental health and lower well-being than parents of non-autistic children. We also know that poorer mental health among parents of autistic children has been observed across different cultures. Most research focuses on Western cultures, so we know little about parental mental health and well-being of parents from different cultural backgrounds; yet, it is likely that cultural background contributes to how parents view their child's condition and respond to the diagnosis. Here, we compared mental health, quality of life and well-being between families raising an autistic child from Australian backgrounds to families from South-East Asian backgrounds. All children in the current study were receiving the same community-based early intervention. When compared to the general population, parents had poorer mental health overall, but there were no differences between the two groups of parents. However, parents from South-East Asian backgrounds reported higher well-being and fewer difficulties associated with their child's autism. These findings suggest that cultural background likely influences not only parent's view of, and response to, their child's autism, but also their own sense of well-being. As researchers and clinicians working with families of autistic children, we should more explicitly consider family's cultural background within our work. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211010006 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=484

Developmental Skills Moderate the Association Between Core Autism Features and Adaptive Behaviour in Early Childhood / Catherine A. BENT ; Giacomo VIVANTI ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE ; Kristelle HUDRY in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54-7 (July 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-7 (July 2024) . - p.2419-2429 Titre : Developmental Skills Moderate the Association Between Core Autism Features and Adaptive Behaviour in Early Childhood Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Giacomo VIVANTI, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2419-2429 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : While research indicates that both the core features of autism and associated developmental skills influence adaptive behaviour outcomes, results to date suggest greater influence of the latter than the former, and little attention has been given to how the interaction of both together might impact functional disability. Seeking to expand understanding of associations between young children?s core social autism features, developmental skills, and functional ability/disability, we specifically tested whether early developmental skills might have a moderating effect on the association between early social features and subsequent functional disability. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05932-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533 [article] Developmental Skills Moderate the Association Between Core Autism Features and Adaptive Behaviour in Early Childhood [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Giacomo VIVANTI, Auteur ; Cheryl DISSANAYAKE, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur . - p.2419-2429. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 54-7 (July 2024) . - p.2419-2429 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : While research indicates that both the core features of autism and associated developmental skills influence adaptive behaviour outcomes, results to date suggest greater influence of the latter than the former, and little attention has been given to how the interaction of both together might impact functional disability. Seeking to expand understanding of associations between young children?s core social autism features, developmental skills, and functional ability/disability, we specifically tested whether early developmental skills might have a moderating effect on the association between early social features and subsequent functional disability. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05932-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=533

No sex differences in core autism features, social functioning, cognition or co-occurring conditions in young autistic children: A systematic review and meta-analysis / Katherine NATOLI in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 107 (September 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 107 (September 2023) . - p.102207 Titre : No sex differences in core autism features, social functioning, cognition or co-occurring conditions in young autistic children: A systematic review and meta-analysis Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Katherine NATOLI, Auteur ; Amy BROWN, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Jenny LUU, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.102207 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Sex differences  Early Childhood  Core Autism features  Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition with more males than females diagnosed, and researchers have considered whether the existence of a female-specific ASD phenotype may contribute to differences in rates of diagnosis. We sought to inform this issue through a systematic review and meta-analysis of potential sex differences specifically in young autistic children across a range of domains including core ASD features, social functioning, cognition, and co-occurring internalising and/or externalising conditions. The systematic review identified 35 studies examining sex differences in young autistic children. Conflicting results were evident across studies, with some reporting small sex differences and others reporting no sex differences. Meta-analysis revealed no overarching significant sex differences in the domains investigated. However, the meta-analytic effect for the RRB domain approached significance, with females demonstrating fewer RRBs than males. Many of the primary studies included here utilised data from standardised diagnostic instruments to measure autism features, so while this study suggests non-significant sex differences in early childhood ASD, it remains possible that current tools are insufficiently sensitive to detect differences in ASD presentation by sex at this age. It is also possible that the diagnostic criteria may reflect a predominately 'male phenotype' and this may obscure the detection of genuine sex differences in young autistic children. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102207 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=512 [article] No sex differences in core autism features, social functioning, cognition or co-occurring conditions in young autistic children: A systematic review and meta-analysis [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Katherine NATOLI, Auteur ; Amy BROWN, Auteur ; Catherine A. BENT, Auteur ; Jenny LUU, Auteur ; Kristelle HUDRY, Auteur . - p.102207. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 107 (September 2023) . - p.102207 Mots-clés : Autism  Sex differences  Early Childhood  Core Autism features  Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition with more males than females diagnosed, and researchers have considered whether the existence of a female-specific ASD phenotype may contribute to differences in rates of diagnosis. We sought to inform this issue through a systematic review and meta-analysis of potential sex differences specifically in young autistic children across a range of domains including core ASD features, social functioning, cognition, and co-occurring internalising and/or externalising conditions. The systematic review identified 35 studies examining sex differences in young autistic children. Conflicting results were evident across studies, with some reporting small sex differences and others reporting no sex differences. Meta-analysis revealed no overarching significant sex differences in the domains investigated. However, the meta-analytic effect for the RRB domain approached significance, with females demonstrating fewer RRBs than males. Many of the primary studies included here utilised data from standardised diagnostic instruments to measure autism features, so while this study suggests non-significant sex differences in early childhood ASD, it remains possible that current tools are insufficiently sensitive to detect differences in ASD presentation by sex at this age. It is also possible that the diagnostic criteria may reflect a predominately 'male phenotype' and this may obscure the detection of genuine sex differences in young autistic children. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102207 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=512

Parental Imitations and Expansions of Child Language Predict Later Language Outcomes of Autistic Preschoolers / Jodie SMITH in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53-11 (November 2023)  

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Perspectives from parents of autistic children on participating in early intervention and associated research / Catherine A. BENT in Autism, 27-5 (July 2023)  

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"What is early intervention? I had no idea": Chinese parents' experiences of early supports for their autistic children in Australia / Jodie SMITH in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 108 (October 2023)  

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