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McDuffie, Andrea; Turner, Lauren; Stone, Wendy; Yoder, Paul; Wolery, Mark; Ulman, Teresa – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This study used a concurrent correlational design to examine associations between three types of motor imitation with objects and three proposed correlates in 32 two- and three-year-old children diagnosed with ASD. Attention-following and fine motor ability were significant, unique correlates of imitation in an observational learning context.…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Observational Learning, Imitation, Autism
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Ingersoll, Brooke; Schreibman, Laura – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
Children with autism exhibit significant deficits in imitation skills which impede the acquisition of more complex behaviors and socialization, and are thus an important focus of early intervention programs for children with autism. This study used a multiple-baseline design across five young children with autism to assess the benefit of a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Imitation, Autism, Early Intervention