Dysfunctions in Infants' Statistical Learning are Related to Parental Autistic Traits

© 2021. The Author(s)..

Statistical learning refers to the ability to extract the statistical relations embedded in a sequence, and it plays a crucial role in the development of communicative and social skills that are impacted in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here, we investigated the relationship between infants' SL ability and autistic traits in their parents. Using a visual habituation task, we tested infant offspring of adults (non-diagnosed) who show high (HAT infants) versus low (LAT infants) autistic traits. Results demonstrated that LAT infants learned the statistical structure embedded in a visual sequence, while HAT infants failed. Moreover, infants' SL ability was related to autistic traits in their parents, further suggesting that early dysfunctions in SL might contribute to variabilities in ASD symptoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 51(2021), 12 vom: 13. Dez., Seite 4621-4631

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roberta, Bettoni [VerfasserIn]
Riva, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Cantiani, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Riboldi, Elena Maria [VerfasserIn]
Molteni, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Macchi Cassia, Viola [VerfasserIn]
Bulf, Hermann [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Autistic traits
Early marker
Infants
Journal Article
Visual statistical learning

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 18.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10803-021-04894-0

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321425219