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Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues
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Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues

Lacey Chetcuti, Kristelle Hudry, Megan Grant and Giacomo Vivanti
Autism : the international journal of research and practice, v 23(1), pp 199-211
Jan 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361317734063
PMID: 29139304
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Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology Case-Control Studies Child, Preschool Cues Female Humans Imitative Behavior Male Motivation Psychomotor Performance Social Perception Task Performance and Analysis
We examined the role of social motivation and motor execution factors in object-directed imitation difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. A series of to-be-imitated actions was presented to 35 children with autism spectrum disorder and 20 typically developing children on an Apple iPad by a or model, under conditions of and . There were no differences in imitation performance (i.e. the number of actions reproduced within a fixed sequence), for either group, in response to a model who acted socially responsive or aloof. Children with autism spectrum disorder imitated the high motor demand task more poorly than the low motor demand task, while imitation performance for typically developing children was equivalent across the low and high motor demand conditions. Furthermore, imitative performance in the autism spectrum disorder group was unrelated to social reciprocity, though positively associated with fine motor coordination. These results suggest that difficulties in object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder are the result of motor execution difficulties, not reduced social motivation.

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