The social role of imitation in autism: Implications for the treatment of imitation deficits

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-119

  Ingersoll, Brooke ^a,b  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Early intervention; Imitation; Social communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149087897     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000314482.24087.14     Document Type: Article

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