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Younger siblings of children with autism: Cognitive, language, and social skills
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
Autism has a known genetic linkage shown by increased prevalence of the syndrome in probands. Research has shows that those who do not necessarily fit the clinical diagnosis of autism may display sub-threshold traits, ...
Orientation and affect directed towards social and nonsocial targets in infant siblings of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
This study contributes to a growing body of work aimed at documenting and defining behavioral markers associated with early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its broader phenotype. A total of 19 infants (sib-ASD), who ...
The Relation Between Early Joint Attention Responding and Later Theory of Mind in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism
(Vanderbilt University, 2009-05)
A link between early responding to joint attention (RJA) and later theory of mind (ToM) has been found in typically developing children but has not been examined in children at risk for autism. RJA at age 12 months was ...