Do Object and Gesture Imitation Skills Represent Independent Dimensions in Autism?

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-431

  Ingersoll, Brooke ^a   Meyer, Katherine ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Social communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052268775     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9237-1     Document Type: Article

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