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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
Download full textCunningham, Joseph G. – 1983
Young children's nonverbal affective expression and communication reveals an emotional complexity and sensitivity which exceeds their verbal abilities. To investigate the development of nonverbal emotional communication in young children, two studies were undertaken. In the first study, equal numbers of 5- and 11-year-old children from two schools…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development
