Promoting imitation in young children with autism: A comparison of reciprocal imitation training and video modeling

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 654-666

  Cardon, Teresa A ^a,b   Wilcox, M Jeanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Intervention; Video modeling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MODEL; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKILL; TEACHING; VIDEORECORDING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79955682138     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1086-8     Document Type: Article

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