| Title |
Brief Report: Effect of a Focused Imitation Intervention on Social Functioning in Children with Autism
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-011-1423-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brooke Ingersoll |
| Abstract |
Imitation is an early skill thought to play a role in social development, leading some to suggest that teaching imitation to children with autism should lead to improvements in social functioning. This study used a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a focused imitation intervention on initiation of joint attention and social-emotional functioning in 27 young children with autism. Results indicated the treatment group made significantly more gains in joint attention initiations at post-treatment and follow-up and social-emotional functioning at follow-up than the control group. Although gains in social functioning were associated with treatment, a mediation analysis did not support imitation as the mechanism of action. These findings suggest the intervention improves social functioning in children with ASD. |
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| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| United States | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 232 | 96% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 37 | 15% |
| Researcher | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 39 | 16% |
| Unknown | 55 | 23% |
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| Social Sciences | 31 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 10% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 25 | 10% |
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