Imitating actions on objects in early-onset and regressive autism: Effects and implications of task characteristics on performance

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-85

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; IMITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77950932994     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579409990277     Document Type: Article

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