Role reversal imitation and language in typically developing infants and children with autism

Infancy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-278

  Carpenter, Malinda ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a   Striano, Tricia ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; INFANTILE AUTISM; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33644855652     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0803_4     Document Type: Article

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