APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Parental Support during Triadic Interactions Predicts Joint Attention and Language Gains in Children with Autism

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Developmental

  • Yael Maccabi
    University of Haifa
  • Lior Hamburger
    University of Haifa
  • Michal Slonim
    University of Haifa
  • Michal Mottes
    University of Haifa
  • Nurit Yirmiya
    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • David Oppenheim
    University of Haifa

Abstract

Children with Autism display difficulties in Joint Attention behaviors, a prerequisite of language. Seventy-seven boys with Autism and their parents participated in this longitudinal study. Parental support predicted gains in joint attention and in language. Gains in joint attention mediated the association between parental support and gains in language abilities.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

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