Journal article
Brief Report: Imitation of Object-Directed Acts in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 46(2), pp 691-697
Feb 2016
PMID: 26386710
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Abstract
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) imitate less than typically developing (TD) children; however, the specific features and causes of this deficit are still unclear. The current study investigates the role of joint engagement, specifically children’s visual attention to demonstrations, in an object-directed imitation task. This sample was recruited from an early ASD screening study, which allows for an examination of these behaviors prior to formal diagnosis and ASD-specific intervention. Children with ASD imitated less than TD children; children with other developmental delays showed no significant difference from the two other screen-positive groups. Additionally, only the ASD group showed decreased visual attention, suggesting that early visual attention plays a role in the social learning of children with ASD.
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- Title
- Brief Report: Imitation of Object-Directed Acts in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Creators
- Anna Gonsiorowski - Department of Psychology Georgia State University P. O. Box 5010 Atlanta GA 30302 USARebecca Williamson - Department of Psychology Georgia State University P. O. Box 5010 Atlanta GA 30302 USADiana Robins - A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Drexel University 3020 Market Street, Suite 560 Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
- Contributors
- Tom Muskett (Editor)Jessica Nina Lester (Editor)Michelle J O Reilly (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 46(2), pp 691-697
- Publisher
- Springer US; New York
- Grant note
- # HD039961 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000071) 8368 / Autism Speaks (US) (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000073) 2CI-PSCEB / Georgia State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000368685700029
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84955657562
- Other Identifier
- 991014877651204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental