The effect of context on imitation skills in children with autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-340

  Ingersoll, Brooke ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Social communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 42649120344     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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