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Jolley, Richard P.; O'Kelly, Rachael; Barlow, Claire M.; Jarrold, Christopher – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
The autistic impairments in emotional and social competence, imagination and generating ideas predict qualitative differences in expressive drawings by children with autism beyond that accounted by any general learning difficulties. In a sample of 60 5-19-year-olds, happy and sad drawings were requested from 15 participants with non-savant autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art, Developmental Psychology
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Schuchardt, Kirsten; Maehler, Claudia; Hasselhorn, Marcus – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Recent studies indicate that children with intellectual disabilities have functional limitations primarily in the phonological loop of working memory (Baddeley, 1986). These findings are indicative of a specific structural deficit. Building on this research, the present study examines whether it is possible to identify specific phonological…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Age, Mental Retardation, Short Term Memory