Read my lips! Perception of speech in noise by preschool children with autism and the impact of watching the speaker’s face

Abstract

Adults and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders show greater difficulties comprehending speech in the presence of noise. Moreover, while neurotypical adults use visual cues on the mouth to help them understand speech in background noise, differences in attention to human faces in autism may affect use of these visual cues. No work has yet examined these skills in toddlers with ASD, despite the fact that they are frequently faced with noisy, multitalker environments.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 05, 2021
Source ID
10.1186/s11689-020-09348-9

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Redcay
  • Katie Von Holzen
  • Laura A. Kirby
  • Rochelle S. Newman

Organizations

  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.