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Taylan, Samet Burak; Bakkaloglu, Hatice; Ökcün-Akçamus, Meral Çilem – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Imitation has an important place in the observational learning process. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience limitations in imitation ability. These limitations are associated with deficits in abilities associated with ASD including understanding intention. In this study, the imitation skills and intention understanding…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Imitation, Intention, Children
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Saul, Jo; Norbury, Courtenay – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Trajectories of expressive language development are highly heterogeneous in autism. Yoder et al. found that parental responsiveness, child response to joint attention, child communicative intent and consonant inventory were unique predictors of expressive language growth in minimally verbal preschoolers 16 months later (n = 87). This study applied…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
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Griffin, Whitney B. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This quasi-experimental study investigated behavioral intentions of 70 middle school participants toward engaging in activities with a student displaying characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a video vignette. Three video conditions were investigated: moderate to severe ASD, high-functioning ASD, and a typically developing control.…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Attitudes