Latent social communication cognition growth trajectories of term and preterm infants/toddlers based on caregiver report

Authors

• Renée Lajiness-O'Neill, Eastern Michigan University
• Patricia Berglund, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Seth Warschausky, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Alissa Huth-Bocks, Wayne State University
• H. Gerry Taylor, The Ohio State University
• Michelle Lobermeier*, Eastern Michigan University
• Angela D. Staples, Eastern Michigan University
• Angela Lukomsi, Eastern Michigan University
• Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• The PediaTrac Consortium

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

Department/School

Psychology

Publication Title

Pediatric Research

Abstract

Analysis of developmental trajectories is crucial to understand how and when neurodevelopmental vulnerability contributes to social, communication, and cognitive impairments. We report on an online, longitudinal caregiver-report tool that characterizes the growth trajectories of social communication cognition (SCG) abilities in infants/toddlers born term or preterm.

Comments

R. Lajiness-O'Neill and A. D. Staples are faculty members in EMU's Department of Psychology.

A. Lukomski is a faculty member in EMU's School of Nursing.

*M. Lobermeier is a doctoral student in EMU's Department of Psychology.

Link to Published Version

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04112-y

Recommended Citation

Lajiness-O’Neill, R., Berglund, P., Warschausky, S., Huth-Bocks, A., Taylor, H. G., Lobermeier, M., Staples, A. D., Lukomski, A., & Raghunathan, T. (2026). Latent social communication cognition growth trajectories of term and preterm infants/toddlers based on caregiver report. Pediatric Research, 99, 283–291. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04112-y