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Social-Communication Outcomes of Infants and Toddlers with Autism: Three Investigations of Practical Measurement Approaches Designed to be Sensitive to Intervention Effects and Change Over Time

April 11, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm

Chair: Jay Buzhardt, University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project

Discussant: Brian Boyd, University of North Carolina

Papers:

  • Adapting and Piloting the Early Communication Indicator for Young Children with Autism: Jessica Steinbrenner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health Sciences; Anna Wallisch, University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project; Sallie Nowell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute; Jay Buzhardt, University of Kansas, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project; Linda Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health SciencesDwight Irvin (University of Kansas) and Brian Boyd (University of North Carolina)
  • Influence of Communication Sample Length on Reliability and Convergent Validity of Vocal Measures: Jena McDaniel, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nancy Brady, University of Kansas, Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders
  • Measuring Intentional Communication in Infants at Elevated Likelihood of Autism: Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of a Novel Observational Coding Scheme: Elizabeth Choi-Tucci, University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy ; Linda Watson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health Sciences; John Sideris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Health Sciences; Cristin Holland, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Grace T Baranek, University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy