6-month-old infants who struggle to understand and predict sequences are more likely to have social communication difficulties aged 2-3, highlighting visual statistical learning as a potential predictor of autistic-related traits
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6-month-old infants who struggle to understand and predict sequences are more likely to have social communication difficulties aged 2-3, highlighting visual statistical learning as a potential predictor of autistic-related traits
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Author Countries: Italy
Funding: VR, CC and MM received funded by the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente and 5 per mille funds for biomedical research). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Visual statistical learning in preverbal infants at a higher likelihood of autism and its association with later social communication skills
Article Publication Date
15-May-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Courtney Benton. (May 15, 2024). 6-month-old infants who struggle to understand and predict sequences are more likely to have social communication difficulties aged 2-3, highlighting visual statistical learning as a potential predictor of autistic-related traits. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/6-month-old-infants-who-struggle-to-understand-and-predict-sequences-are-more-likely-to-have-social-communication-difficulties-aged-2-3-highlighting-visual-statistical-learning-as-a-potential-predict/
Courtney Benton. "6-month-old infants who struggle to understand and predict sequences are more likely to have social communication difficulties aged 2-3, highlighting visual statistical learning as a potential predictor of autistic-related traits." Scienmag, 15 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/6-month-old-infants-who-struggle-to-understand-and-predict-sequences-are-more-likely-to-have-social-communication-difficulties-aged-2-3-highlighting-visual-statistical-learning-as-a-potential-predict/. Accessed 8 September 2026.
Courtney Benton. "6-month-old infants who struggle to understand and predict sequences are more likely to have social communication difficulties aged 2-3, highlighting visual statistical learning as a potential predictor of autistic-related traits." Scienmag. May 15, 2024. https://scienmag.com/6-month-old-infants-who-struggle-to-understand-and-predict-sequences-are-more-likely-to-have-social-communication-difficulties-aged-2-3-highlighting-visual-statistical-learning-as-a-potential-predict/
