Pre-pragmatic language use in toddlerhood: Developmental antecedents, aetiological factors, and associations to autism.

Maja RudlingAna Maria PortugalSven BölteTerje Falck-Ytter

Published in: JCPP advances (2023)

This study suggests that decontextualized language is developmentally associated with, yet dissociable from, more general language development measured as grammatical ability. Already at 2 years of age, parental ratings of decontextualized language is associated to clinician-rated symptoms of ASD.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
working memory
sleep quality