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Paparella, Tanya; Goods, Kelly Stickles; Freeman, Stephanny; Kasari, Connie – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
Joint attention (JA) skills are deficient in children with autism; however, children with autism seem to vary in the degree to which they display joint attention. Joint attention skills refer to verbal and nonverbal skills used to share experiences with others. They include gestures such as pointing, coordinated looks between objects and people,…
Descriptors: Autism, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition, Young Children
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Atlas, Jeffrey A.; Lapidus, Leah Blumberg – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
A total of 48 children (aged 4-14) with severe pervasive developmental disturbance, exhibiting mutism, echolalia, or nonecholalic speech, were observed in their communicative behaviors across modalities. Levels of symbolization in gesture, play, and drawing were significantly intercorrelated and were most strongly correlated with the criterion…
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education