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September 12, 2025Open Access

Early joint attention abilities measured by the ADOS-2 predict subsequent expressive language development in minimally verbal autistic children

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TNTanya NitzanMBMoran Naama BachrachMIMichal Ilan

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Overview

Analysis shows joint attention and social abilities predict expressive language in minimally verbal autistic children, indicating significant implications for early intervention.

Key Points

  • Children with better joint attention skills at diagnosis were more likely to develop expressive language abilities.
  • Logistic regression identified that joint attention scores significantly predicted expressive language outcomes at follow-up assessments.
  • The study analyzed 99 minimally verbal autistic children to assess predictors of expressive language development over 1-2 years.
  • Findings emphasize the importance of joint attention abilities for improving long-term language outcomes in autistic children.

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Nitzan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44c4631b076d99fa55b60https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.07.25335088
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