Atypical Audiovisual Speech Integration In Infants At Risk For Autism

Published May 15, 2012 in PLOS One

“The language difficulties often seen in individuals with autism might stem from an inability to integrate audiovisual information, a skill important for language development. We investigated whether 9-month-old siblings of older children with autism, who are at an increased risk of developing autism, are able to integrate audiovisual speech cues.”