Deferred and immediate imitation in regressive and early onset autism

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-457

  Rogers, Sally J ^a,b   Young, Gregory S ^a   Cook, Ian ^a   Giolzetti, Angelo ^a   Ozonoff, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Development; Developmental delay; Imitation; Mental retardation; Pervasive developmental disorder; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SYMBOLISM;

EID: 41149096606     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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