Interrelations among Social-Cognitive Skills in Young Children with Autism

Evaluation of social-cognitive skills in 23 young children with autism or other developmental delays found tests involving others' attention were more difficult for children with autism than tests involving others' behavior. However, the typical developmental pattern of first sharing, then...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2002-04, Vol.32 (2), p.91-106
Main Authors: Carpenter, Malinda, Pennington, Bruce F, Rogers, Sally J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Control
Autism
Autistic Disorder
Autistic preschool children
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Child Language
Child, Preschool
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Cognitive Development
Cognitive skills
Communication
Developmental Delays
Developmental disorders
Eye fixation
Female
Fixation, Ocular
Gestures
Humans
Imitation
Imitative Behavior
Infant
Infantile autism
Interaction Process Analysis
Interpersonal Competence
Joint attention
Language Acquisition
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Development
Social Perception
Social skills
Thinking Skills
Young Children
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Summary:Evaluation of social-cognitive skills in 23 young children with autism or other developmental delays found tests involving others' attention were more difficult for children with autism than tests involving others' behavior. However, the typical developmental pattern of first sharing, then following, and then directing attention or behavior was evident. Some intercorrelations among social-cognitive skills were found. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1023/A:1014836521114