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Dimitrova, Nevena; Özçaliskan, Seyda; Adamson, Lauren B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Gesture comprehension remains understudied, particularly in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have difficulties in gesture production. Using a novel gesture comprehension task, Study 1 examined how 2- to 4-year-old typically-developing (TD) children comprehend types of gestures and gesture-speech combinations, and showed better…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Nonverbal Communication
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Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Watson, Linda R.; Zachor, Ditza A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Variability in clinical expression and in intervention outcome has been described in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study examined progress after 1 and 2 years of intervention and compared the impact of baseline cognitive ability on outcome trajectories in 46 children (m = 25.5 months) with ASD. The entire group showed a gradual decrease in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Intervention