Mother-infant interactions in high-risk autism siblings
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Medical and Human Sciences
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ming Wan (Principal Investigator) | |
| Jonathan Green (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Elsabbagh M
(2015)
Infant neural sensitivity to dynamic eye gaze relates to quality of parent-infant interaction at 7-months in infants at risk for autism.
in Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Green J
(2013)
Intervention for infants at risk of developing autism: a case series.
in Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Wan M
(2016)
Psychometrics and validation of a brief rating measure of parent-infant interaction Manchester assessment of caregiver-infant interaction
in International Journal of Behavioral Development
Wan MW
(2012)
Parent-infant interaction in infant siblings at risk of autism.
in Research in developmental disabilities
Wan MW
(2013)
Quality of interaction between at-risk infants and caregiver at 12-15 months is associated with 3-year autism outcome.
in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
| Description | This work has been publicised widely, in the most part in the context of the use of the measure we developed in the evaluation of parent-mediated intervention. This intervention has been shown to benefit parent-infant interactions so has benefited those individuals who have taken part in the study. The work has been publicised in national newpapers and other news sources, as well as reported by autism charity websites and articles. The impact therefore is changing the way society thinks about the importance of parent-infant interaction in social and communicative development, even in what is considered an 'incurable' neurodevelopmental disorder; e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/26/can-parental-training-improve-the-course-of-autism https://spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/the-social-network-how-everyday-interactions-shape-autism/ |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Title | MACI Infant |
| Description | Manchester Assessment of Caregiver-Child Interaction: Infant Version This rating scale was developed for 3-15 month infants as an evaluative measure of global qualities of caregiver-infant interaction. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This has since been used to evaluate a clinical trial of a parent-mediated intervention for infants at risk of autism. We have further extended this into a Toddler version (MACI Toddler), making this measure highly suited for longitudinal measurement, and we have published a validation of the infant version in a normative sample (2016). The Toddler version will also now be used to evaluate a similar trial in an Australian at-risk autism sample. The MACI has also been used in other groups, such as mothers with depression and normative samples in relation to biological measures including fMRI, ERP, now fNIRS, and examined in relation to plasma oxytocin in healthy mothers. We have developed a full training package of the infant version and have started providing external trainings as there has been considerable interest in this kind of relatively simple measure. |
| URL | http://www.bbmh.manchester.ac.uk/maci/ |
| Description | Multicentre collaborative project |
| Organisation | Birkbeck, University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This original project has led to extended discussions with 5 infancy autism risk projects worldwide, which we have developed to work together on a grant application to work on a longitudinal collaborative project on parent-child interaction in young children at risk of autism. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have implemented the parent-child interaction free play procedure in their standard protocol within their at-risk projects, and have started collating videotaped data, with our input for standardisation. |
| Impact | So far, we have applied for a grant application together. Within the EU-AIMS network, we have also been involved in receiving researchers for exchange visits (COST Short-Term Scientific Mission) and have offered a training school, providing a taster training in the parent-child interaction measure that we developed from this project. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Multicentre collaborative project |
| Organisation | Karolinska Institute |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This original project has led to extended discussions with 5 infancy autism risk projects worldwide, which we have developed to work together on a grant application to work on a longitudinal collaborative project on parent-child interaction in young children at risk of autism. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have implemented the parent-child interaction free play procedure in their standard protocol within their at-risk projects, and have started collating videotaped data, with our input for standardisation. |
| Impact | So far, we have applied for a grant application together. Within the EU-AIMS network, we have also been involved in receiving researchers for exchange visits (COST Short-Term Scientific Mission) and have offered a training school, providing a taster training in the parent-child interaction measure that we developed from this project. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Multicentre collaborative project |
| Organisation | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| Department | Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This original project has led to extended discussions with 5 infancy autism risk projects worldwide, which we have developed to work together on a grant application to work on a longitudinal collaborative project on parent-child interaction in young children at risk of autism. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have implemented the parent-child interaction free play procedure in their standard protocol within their at-risk projects, and have started collating videotaped data, with our input for standardisation. |
| Impact | So far, we have applied for a grant application together. Within the EU-AIMS network, we have also been involved in receiving researchers for exchange visits (COST Short-Term Scientific Mission) and have offered a training school, providing a taster training in the parent-child interaction measure that we developed from this project. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Multicentre collaborative project |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This original project has led to extended discussions with 5 infancy autism risk projects worldwide, which we have developed to work together on a grant application to work on a longitudinal collaborative project on parent-child interaction in young children at risk of autism. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have implemented the parent-child interaction free play procedure in their standard protocol within their at-risk projects, and have started collating videotaped data, with our input for standardisation. |
| Impact | So far, we have applied for a grant application together. Within the EU-AIMS network, we have also been involved in receiving researchers for exchange visits (COST Short-Term Scientific Mission) and have offered a training school, providing a taster training in the parent-child interaction measure that we developed from this project. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Multicentre collaborative project |
| Organisation | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This original project has led to extended discussions with 5 infancy autism risk projects worldwide, which we have developed to work together on a grant application to work on a longitudinal collaborative project on parent-child interaction in young children at risk of autism. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have implemented the parent-child interaction free play procedure in their standard protocol within their at-risk projects, and have started collating videotaped data, with our input for standardisation. |
| Impact | So far, we have applied for a grant application together. Within the EU-AIMS network, we have also been involved in receiving researchers for exchange visits (COST Short-Term Scientific Mission) and have offered a training school, providing a taster training in the parent-child interaction measure that we developed from this project. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Title | Parent-mediated intervention for infants at risk of autism (iBASIS-VIPP) |
| Description | The original ESRC-funded project has helped contribute substantially to the development of this intervention as well as its evaluation. The intervention uses non-directive feedback via video recordings and working with caregivers to enhance sensitivity to their infant's cues and encourage positive social development. |
| Type | Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification |
| Current Stage Of Development | Early clinical assessment |
| Year Development Stage Completed | 2010 |
| Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
| Clinical Trial? | Yes |
| Impact | The development of an adapted version of the measure for toddlers that was originally developed in the ESRC funded project. Also, the intervention is being replicated across 2 sites in Australia. |
| URL | http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN87373263 |