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Imitating the child with autism: A strategy for early intervention?

Lidstone, J.; Uljarević, M.; Kanaris, H.; Mullis, J.; Fasoli, L.; Leekam, S.

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Authors

J. Lidstone

M. Uljarević

H. Kanaris

J. Mullis

L. Fasoli

S. Leekam



Abstract

Research indicates that imitation is a promising strategy for early intervention with children who have autism. Using a single case design we studied the effectiveness of an established imitation-based intervention, Intensive Interaction, for two 3-year-olds with autism. Outcome measures were the propensity to give social attention during imitation sessions and during free play with a researcher. Social attention did not increase over the course of the intervention phase for either child, nor during free play with the researcher. Thus, there was no evidence of intervention effectiveness.

Citation

Lidstone, J., Uljarević, M., Kanaris, H., Mullis, J., Fasoli, L., & Leekam, S. (2014). Imitating the child with autism: A strategy for early intervention?. Autism-open access, 4(1), Article 124. https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7890.1000124

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 3, 2014
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2013
Publicly Available Date Apr 28, 2014
Journal Autism
Publisher OMICS Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 1
Article Number 124
DOI https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7890.1000124

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© 2014 Lidstone J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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