TY - JOUR
T1 - The Utility of Natural Language Samples for Assessing Communication and Language in Infants Referred with Early Signs of Autism
AU - Hudry, Kristelle
AU - Smith, Jodie
AU - Pillar, Sarah
AU - Varcin, Kandice J.
AU - Bent, Catherine A.
AU - Boutrus, Maryam
AU - Chetcuti, Lacey
AU - Clark, Alena
AU - Dissanayake, Cheryl
AU - Iacono, Teresa
AU - Kennedy, Lyndel
AU - Lant, Alicia
AU - Lake, Jemima Robinson
AU - Segal, Leonie
AU - Slonims, Vicky
AU - Taylor, Carol
AU - Wan, Ming Wai
AU - Green, Jonathan
AU - Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Natural Language Sampling (NLS) offers clear potential for communication and language assessment, where other data might be difficult to interpret. We leveraged existing primary data for 18-month-olds showing early signs of autism, to examine the reliability and concurrent construct validity of NLS-derived measures coded from video-of child language, parent linguistic input, and dyadic balance of communicative interaction-against standardised assessment scores. Using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software and coding conventions, masked coders achieved good-to-excellent inter-rater agreement across all measures. Associations across concurrent measures of analogous constructs suggested strong validity of NLS applied to 6-min video clips. NLS offers benefits of feasibility and adaptability for validly quantifying emerging skills, and potential for standardisation for clinical use and rigorous research design.
AB - Natural Language Sampling (NLS) offers clear potential for communication and language assessment, where other data might be difficult to interpret. We leveraged existing primary data for 18-month-olds showing early signs of autism, to examine the reliability and concurrent construct validity of NLS-derived measures coded from video-of child language, parent linguistic input, and dyadic balance of communicative interaction-against standardised assessment scores. Using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software and coding conventions, masked coders achieved good-to-excellent inter-rater agreement across all measures. Associations across concurrent measures of analogous constructs suggested strong validity of NLS applied to 6-min video clips. NLS offers benefits of feasibility and adaptability for validly quantifying emerging skills, and potential for standardisation for clinical use and rigorous research design.
KW - Infancy
KW - Communication
KW - Language
KW - Measurement
KW - Parent-Child Interaction
KW - Natural Language Sampling
KW - SPECTRUM DISORDER
KW - EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
KW - CHILDREN
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145748721&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000909132500001
U2 - 10.1007/s10802-022-01010-3
DO - 10.1007/s10802-022-01010-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 36602626
SN - 2730-7166
VL - 51
SP - 529
EP - 539
JO - Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
JF - Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
IS - 4
ER -