{"681773":{"#nid":"681773","#data":{"type":"event","title":"MS Defense by Vicky Yu","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EName: Vicky Yu\u003Cbr\u003EMaster\u0027s Thesis Defense Meeting\u003Cbr\u003EDate: Thursday, April 17th, 2025\u003Cbr\u003ETime: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm\u003Cbr\u003ELocation: JS Coon 148\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThesis Chair\/Advisor:\u003Cbr\u003EAgata Rozga, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThesis Committee Members:\u003Cbr\u003EWoon Ju Park, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003EChristopher Stanzione, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETitle: Longitudinal Trajectories of Early Coordinated Communication in Toddlers with Autism: Predicting Language Outcomes at Age Three\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbstract: Early coordinated communication behaviors\u2014such as gestures, gaze, and vocalizations\u2014are known predictors of language development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), yet few studies have examined how these behaviors unfold longitudinally across early development greater than two timepoints and how their trajectories predict later language skills. This study examined whether longitudinal growth in early coordinated communication, measured through linear, quadratic, and cubic components of Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) scores, and gesture frequency at the first visit predicted language outcomes at age three in toddlers with ASD. Using data from 20 children across at least four time points, I modeled communication growth and assessed language acquisition via the Mullen Scales of Early Learning. Neither growth trajectories nor gesture use alone significantly predicted language outcomes. However, in models including interaction terms, all predictors\u2014linear, quadratic, and cubic growth, as well as gesture frequency\u2014emerged as significant, suggesting suppression effects or overlapping variance among predictors. These findings highlight the importance of modeling developmental processes in context rather than isolation. Static, single-timepoint measures may obscure important patterns of growth that unfold over time. Despite limitations including small sample size and measurement ceilings, this study underscores the need for dynamic, longitudinal approaches in understanding early communication and informing individualized interventions in ASD.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELongitudinal Trajectories of Early Coordinated Communication in Toddlers with Autism: Predicting Language Outcomes at Age Three\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Longitudinal Trajectories of Early Coordinated Communication in Toddlers with Autism: Predicting Language Outcomes at Age Three "}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-04-14 16:16:39","changed_gmt":"2025-04-14 16:17:11","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-04-17T14:15:55-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-04-17T15:15:55-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-04-17T15:15:55-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-04-17 18:15:55","gmt_time_end":"2025-04-17 19:15:55","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-04-17 19:15:55","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"JS Coon 148","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"111531","name":"ms defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}