Joint attention and language in autism and developmental language delay
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Vol. 16 (3), 335-349
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01531663
Abstract
The relationship of gestural joint attention behaviors and the development of effective communication skills in autism and developmental language delay (DLD) was investigated. Autistic and DLD children matched for MA and MLU were compared on measures of gestural joint attention behavior, personal pronoun use, and spontaneous communicative behavior. DLD children responded correctly to joint attention interactions more often than autistic children, and their spontaneous gestural behavior was more communicative and developmental advanced. Correct production of “I/you” pronouns was related to number of spontaneous initiations for autistic but not for DLD children. Measures of spontaneous joint attention behaviors were in general not related to MA, CA, or MLU for either group. DLD children's performance suggests no special impairment of joint attention skills, whereas autistic children's performance suggests a joint attention deficit in addition to a language deficit.Keywords
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