Abstract
This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the standard-comparison study by Strid, K., Heimann, M., Gillberg, C., Smith, L., & Tjus, T. (2012). Deferred Imitation and Social Communication in Speaking and Nonspeaking Children With Autism. Focus Autism Other Developmental Disabilities, DOI: 10.1177/1088357612468030
Source of funding and disclosure of interest: The study was supported by a number of grants from the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research and the European Science Foundation Cooperation in Science and Technology Action (ESF COST Action). No conflicts of interests were disclosed.
Declaration of interest: The commentary authors report no conflicts of interest and are solely responsible for the content and writing of this structured abstract.