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GESTURE IMITATION IN AUTISM I: NONSYMBOLIC POSTURES AND SEQUENCES

Pages 747-770 | Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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Malinda Carpenter, Michael Tomasello & Tricia Striano. (2005) Role Reversal Imitation and Language in Typically Developing Infants and Children With Autism. Infancy 8:3, pages 253-278.
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John D. Bonvillian, Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff, Brenda C. Seal & Herbert C. Richards. (2001) Hand preferences in sign-learning students with autistic disorder. Laterality 6:3, pages 261-281.
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Jung Eun Park. (2021) Effectiveness of creative arts-based parent training for parents with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Arts in Psychotherapy 76, pages 101837.
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Molly S. Helt, Ashley B. de Marchena, Molly E. Schineller, Anna I. Kirk, Rachel J. Scheub & Taylor M. Sorensen. (2020) Contagious itching is heightened in children with autism spectrum disorders. Developmental Science 24:2.
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Ying Huang, Miranda Kit-Yi Wong, Wan-Yi Lam, Chun-Ho Cheng & Wing-Chee So. (2020) Gestures in Storytelling by Preschool Chinese-Speaking Children With and Without Autism. Frontiers in Psychology 11.
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John D. Bonvillian, Nicole Kissane Lee, Tracy T. Dooley & Filip T. Loncke. 2020. Simplified Signs. Simplified Signs.
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Ya. K. Smirnova. (2019) Imitation and Ability to Form Social Experience Based on a Mental Model in Preschoolers. Bulletin of Kemerovo State University 21:3, pages 751-762.
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Ines Adornetti, Francesco Ferretti, Alessandra Chiera, Slawomir Wacewicz, Przemysław Żywiczyński, Valentina Deriu, Andrea Marini, Rita Magni, Laura Casula, Stefano Vicari & Giovanni Valeri. (2019) Do Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Understand Pantomimic Events?. Frontiers in Psychology 10.
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Lacey Chetcuti, Kristelle Hudry, Megan Grant & Giacomo Vivanti. (2017) Object-directed imitation in autism spectrum disorder is differentially influenced by motoric task complexity, but not social contextual cues. Autism 23:1, pages 199-211.
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Francys Subiaul, Eric M. Patterson, Laura Zimmermann & Rachel Barr. (2019) Only domain-specific imitation practice makes imitation perfect. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 177, pages 248-264.
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Lori-Ann R. Sacrey, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Susan Bryson, Jessica Brian & Isabel M. Smith. (2018) The reach-to-grasp movement in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: a high-risk sibling cohort study. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 10:1.
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Aaron Shield & Richard P. Meier. (2018) Learning an Embodied Visual Language: Four Imitation Strategies Available to Sign Learners. Frontiers in Psychology 9.
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Veronica Romero, Paula Fitzpatrick, Stephanie Roulier, Amie Duncan, Michael J. Richardson & R. C. Schmidt. (2018) Evidence of embodied social competence during conversation in high functioning children with autism spectrum disorder. PLOS ONE 13:3, pages e0193906.
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Micheal Sandbank, Tiffany Woynaroski, Linda R. Watson, Elizabeth Gardner, Bahar Keçeli Kaysili & Paul Yoder. (2017) Predicting Intentional Communication in Preverbal Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 47:6, pages 1581-1594.
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Chi-Tai Huang, Chung-Hsin Chiang & Chao-Yi Hung. (2016) Young children with autism spectrum disorders imitate in the context of others’ prior intention. Autism 21:1, pages 83-91.
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Wing-Chee So, Miranda Kit-Yi Wong & Ka-Yee Lam. (2016) Social and Communication Skills Predict Imitation Abilities in Children with Autism. Frontiers in Education 1.
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Sana M. N. Abu-Dahab, Elizabeth R. Skidmore, Margo B. Holm, Joan C. Rogers & Nancy J. Minshew. (2012) Motor and Tactile-Perceptual Skill Differences Between Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Typically Developing Individuals Ages 5–21. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 43:10, pages 2241-2248.
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Teresa Cardon & Tamiko Azuma. (2012) Visual attending preferences in children with autism spectrum disorders: A comparison between live and video presentation modes. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 6:3, pages 1061-1067.
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France Lainé, Stéphane Rauzy, Carole Tardif & Bruno Gepner. (2010) Slowing Down the Presentation of Facial and Body Movements Enhances Imitation Performance in Children with Severe Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41:8, pages 983-996.
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Marleen Vanvuchelen, Herbert Roeyers & Willy De Weerdt. (2011) Do imitation problems reflect a core characteristic in autism? Evidence from a literature review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 5:1, pages 89-95.
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Tiziana Zalla, Nelly Labruyère, Amélie Clément & Nicolas Georgieff. (2009) Predicting ensuing actions in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Experimental Brain Research 201:4, pages 809-819.
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Sally J. Rogers, Gregory S. Young, Ian Cook, Angelo Giolzetti & Sally Ozonoff. (2010) Imitating actions on objects in early-onset and regressive autism: Effects and implications of task characteristics on performance. Development and Psychopathology 22:1, pages 71-85.
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Patrice Gillet, Camille Chabernaud, Magali Batty, Catherine Barthélémy & Isabelle Jambaqué. (2009) La reconnaissance visuelle des objets chez l'enfant avec autisme : Résultats préliminaires à une adaptation pour enfants de la Birmingham Object Recognition Battery (BORB). Développements n° 3:3, pages 35-44.
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Antonia F. de C. Hamilton. (2009) Research review: Goals, intentions and mental states: challenges for theories of autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 50:8, pages 881-892.
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Giacomo Vivanti, Aparna Nadig, Sally Ozonoff & Sally J. Rogers. (2008) What do children with autism attend to during imitation tasks?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 101:3, pages 186-205.
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