State University of New York at New Paltz, 600 Hawk Dr, JFT 306, New Paltz, NY, 12561, USA,
J Autism Dev Disord. 2014 Aug;44(8):1946-58. doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2069-y.
This study examined the relationship between child language skills and parent and child gestures of 58 youths with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Frequencies and rates of total gesture use as well as five categories of gestures (deictic, conventional, beat, iconic, and metaphoric) were reliably coded during the collaborative Tower of Hanoi task. Children with ASD had lower Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores and gestured less and at lower rates compared to typically developing children. Gesture use was unrelated to vocabulary for typically developing children, but positively associated with vocabulary for those with ASD. Demographic correlates of gesturing differed by group. Gesture may be a point of communication intervention for families with children with ASD.
本研究考察了 58 名患有和不患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的年轻人的儿童语言技能与父母和儿童手势之间的关系。在合作汉诺塔任务期间，可靠地对总手势使用的频率和速率以及五类手势（指示、常规、节拍、形象和隐喻）进行了编码。与发育正常的儿童相比，患有 ASD 的儿童的 Peabody 图片词汇测验得分较低，手势较少且频率较低。手势的使用与发育正常的儿童的词汇量无关，但与 ASD 儿童的词汇量呈正相关。手势的人口统计学相关性因组而异。对于有 ASD 儿童的家庭来说，手势可能是一种沟通干预的切入点。
