Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism
To our knowledge, this is the first fMRI study to directly measure autism-associated atypicalities in native language uptake during infancy. These findings provide a better understanding of the neurodevelopmental underpinnings of language delay in ASD, which is a prerequisite step for developing earlier and more effective interventions for autistic children and HL siblings who experience language impairments.
Authors
- Tawny Tsang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-4480)
- Lauren Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-3879)
- Mirella Dapretto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2914-6858)
- Shulamite A. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-3576)
- Susan Y. Bookheimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-5891)
- Nicole M. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8008-6865)
- Nana J. Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-931X)
- Megan Banchik
- Shafali Jeste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-6902)
- Rebecca Altshuler
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Brain Mapping Foundation (US)
- Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Autism
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00640-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.72
Funders
- Brain Mapping Support Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development