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

Autor/inn/en	Roberta, Bettoni; Riva, Valentina; Cantiani, Chiara; Riboldi, Elena Maria; Molteni, Massimo; Macchi Cassia, Viola; Bulf, Hermann
Titel	Dysfunctions in Infants' Statistical Learning Are Related to Parental Autistic Traits
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (2021) 12, S.4621-4631 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Roberta, Bettoni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-04894-0
Schlagwörter	Infants; Incidental Learning; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Inzidentelles Lernen; Autismus; Eltern
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01