Spontaneous imitation by children with autism during a repetitive musical play routine

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 645-671

  Stephens, Carolyn E ^a  

^a AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Joint attention; Milieu intervention; Musical play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSIC; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MUSIC THERAPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 56549087026     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308097117     Document Type: Article

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