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Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Preschool children with autism (n=9) and their normally developing peers (n=9) were compared before and after one school year. The autistic children had narrowed the gap after treatment--making a nearly 19-point increase in intelligence quotient and an 8-point gain in language quotient. Results support the value of a language enriched early…
Descriptors: Autism, Early Intervention, Intelligence Quotient, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedMundy, Peter; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Compared to age-matched and language-matched controls, 15 autistic children (mean age of 45 months) who were administered the Early Social-Communication Scales displayed deficits in gestural joint attention skills in 2 testing sessions 13 months apart. The measure of gestural nonverbal joint attention predicted language development in subjects.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Autism, Body Language
