Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ493064
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The Effects of Subject-Performed Tasks on the Memory Performance of Verbal Autistic Children.
Summers, Jane A.; Craik, Fergus I. M.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v24 n6 p773-83 Dec 1994
This study examined the effectiveness of using "subject-performed tasks" to improve memory efficiency of eight autistic children. The procedure involved instructing children to carry out and later remember a series of actions. The procedure's effectiveness was attributed to autistic subjects' lack of verbal encoding strategies and relative strength in visuospatial and motoric skills. (DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Instructional Effectiveness, Memory, Nonverbal Learning, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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