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Toddlers’ attention to ‘motherese’ speech may be used to diagnose autism
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Toddlers’ attention to ‘motherese’ speech may be used to diagnose autism

by University of California – San Diego Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech—called “motherese”—to capture their children’s attention. Now, scientists may be able to use it to...