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Naturalistic Observations of Spontaneous Communication in Autistic Children.
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Stone, Wendy L.; Caro-Martinez, Lourdes M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
The forms, functions, and targets of the spontaneous communication of 30 children (age 4-13) with autism were observed during school activities. Communication patterns varied by cognitive level and autism severity, but the prototypical communicative event involved a child directing a motoric form of communication toward the teacher to request…
Descriptors: Autism, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills