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Colombi, Costanza; Liebal, Kristin; Tomasello, Michael; Young, Gregory; Warneken, Felix; Rogers, Sally J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The goal of the current study was to examine the contribution of three early social skills that may provide a foundation for cooperative performance in autism: (1) imitation, (2) joint attention, and (3) understanding of other people's intentions regarding actions on objects. Fourteen children with autistic disorder (AD) and 15 children with other…
Descriptors: Autism, Imitation, Developmental Disabilities, Cooperation
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Liebal, Kristin; Colombi, Costanza; Rogers, Sally J.; Warneken, Felix; Tomasello, Michael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Helping and cooperation are central to human social life. Here, we report two studies investigating these social behaviors in children with autism and children with developmental delay. In the first study, both groups of children helped the experimenter attain her goals. In the second study, both groups of children cooperated with an adult, but…
Descriptors: Motivation, Social Behavior, Autism, Developmental Delays