期刊
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
卷 42, 期 8, 页码 1768-1773出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1423-6
关键词
Autism; Imitation; Intervention; Social; Reciprocal imitation training
资金
- Autism Speaks [ASCN5020] Funding Source: Medline
Imitation is an early skill thought to play a role in social development, leading some to suggest that teaching imitation to children with autism should lead to improvements in social functioning. This study used a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a focused imitation intervention on initiation of joint attention and social-emotional functioning in 27 young children with autism. Results indicated the treatment group made significantly more gains in joint attention initiations at post-treatment and follow-up and social-emotional functioning at follow-up than the control group. Although gains in social functioning were associated with treatment, a mediation analysis did not support imitation as the mechanism of action. These findings suggest the intervention improves social functioning in children with ASD.
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