Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Program for Early Autism Research, Leadership, and Service (PEARLS), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
J Child Lang. 2024 May;51(3):681-709. doi: 10.1017/S0305000923000739. Epub 2024 Jan 22.
Parental language input influences child language outcomes but may vary based on certain characteristics. This research examined how parental language differs during two contexts for toddlers at varying likelihood of autism based on their developmental skills. Parental language (quantity, quality, and pragmatic functions) was analyzed during dyadic play and mealtime interactions as a secondary data analysis of observational data from a study of toddlers at elevated and lower likelihood of autism. Child developmental skills and sensory processing were also assessed. Parents used more words per minute, directives, and verbs during play and more adjectives, descriptions, and questions during mealtime. Parental language differed based on child fine motor skills, receptive language, and levels of sensory hyporesponsiveness but not autism likelihood. Overall, this study found that parental language varies based on context and child developmental skills. Future research examining parental language should include pragmatic functions and context across developmental trajectories.
父母的语言输入会影响孩子的语言发展结果，但可能会因某些特征而有所不同。本研究通过观察性数据的二次分析，考察了在基于自闭症可能性的不同发育技能的两种情境下，父母的语言在幼儿的游戏和用餐互动中有何不同。研究评估了儿童的发育技能和感觉加工情况。父母在游戏中每分钟使用更多的词汇、指令和动词，在用餐时则使用更多的形容词、描述词和问题。父母的语言会根据孩子的精细运动技能、接受性语言和感觉反应迟钝的程度而有所不同，但与自闭症的可能性无关。总的来说，这项研究发现，父母的语言会根据情境和孩子的发育技能而有所不同。未来研究应该在发展轨迹中包括实用功能和语境来考察父母的语言。
