Maternal Responsivity Predicts Language Development in Young Children With Fragile X Syndrome
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) in American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Vol. 115 (1), 54-75
- https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-115.1.54
Abstract
The relationship between early maternal responsivity and later child communication outcomes in young children with fragile X syndrome was investigated. Data were obtained from 55 mother–child dyads over a 36-month period. Performance data were obtained at each measurement point from video observations of four different contexts. These were coded for (a) child communication behaviors, (b) parent responsivity, and (c) behavior management behaviors. Results indicate that early maternal responsivity predicts the level of four important child language outcomes at 36 months of age after controlling for child developmental level and autism symptomology.Keywords
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