@article{aa1327f30cf6497288147a4e61c62567,
title = "Brief Report: Associations between preverbal social communication skills, language and symptom severity in children with autism: an investigation using the early sociocognitive battery",
abstract = "We investigated the early sociocognitive battery (ESB), a novel measure of preverbal social communication skills, in children with autism participating in the Paediatric Autism Communication Trial-Generalised (PACT-G). The associations between ESB scores, language and autism symptoms were assessed in 249 children aged 2–11 years. The results show that ESB subscale scores (social responsiveness, joint attention and symbolic comprehension) were significantly associated with concurrent autism symptoms and receptive and expressive language levels. The pattern of association between the ESB subscale scores differed between the ADOS-2 symptom domains and expressive and receptive language. These findings indicate the potential utility of the ESB as a measure of preverbal social communication in children with autism.",
keywords = "Autism, Language, Preverbal social communication, Symptom severity",
author = "Lauren Taylor and Tony Charman and Patricia Howlin and Vicky Slonims and Jonathan Green and Kathy Leadbitter",
note = "Funding Information: The Paediatric Autism Communication Trial-Generalised (PACT-G) is funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and Medical Research Council [Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme (13/119/18)]. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. We would like to acknowledge Shula Chiat and Penny Roy for their advice on the ESB and for providing the ESB kits. We are also grateful to Jennifer Warwick for delivering ESB training to our research team. We express our gratitude for the valued contribution of all the participating families, nurseries, schools and referring clinicians. We also acknowledge Hafiza Ali, who contributed to the data analysis and interpretation. The PACT-G Consortium: Catherine Aldred (University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Ann Le Couteur (Newcastle University), Richard A. Emsley (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Victoria Grahame (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust), Neil Humphrey (University of Manchester), Kathy Leadbitter (University of Manchester), Helen McConachie (Newcastle University), Jeremy R. Parr (Newcastle University), Andrew Pickles (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Carol Taylor (University of Manchester), Matea Balabanovska (University of Manchester), Hilary Beach (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Sarah Byford (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Claire Bennett (University of Manchester), Sophie Carruthers (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Imogen Crook (University of Manchester), Hannah Danvers (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Kate Dartnall (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust), Ceri Ellis (University of Manchester), Hannah Foote (Guy{\textquoteright}s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust), Jessica Graham (Newcastle University), Kirsty James (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Sarah Jamieson (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust), Anna Knight (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust), Jo Lowe (University of Manchester), Ruth Madeley (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust), Olivia Mitchell (University of Manchester), Francisca Monteiro (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King{\textquoteright}s College London), Heather L Moore (Newcastle University), Helen Morley (University of Manchester), Jessica Rose (Guy{\textquoteright}s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust), Leanne Rogan (Newcastle University), Susanna Vosper (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = jan,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1007/s10803-020-04364-z",
language = "English",
volume = "50",
pages = "1434--1442",
journal = "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders",
issn = "0162-3257",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "4",
}