Children with autism are more imitative with an imitative adult than with their parents

Author: Field Tiffany   Nadel Jacqueline   Diego Miguel   Hernandez-Reif Maria   Russo Kelly   Vchulek Diane   Lendi Kim   Siddalingappa Vijaya  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 0300-4430

Source: Early Child Development and Care, Vol.180, Iss.4, 2010-05, pp. : 513-518

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Abstract

Children with autism (mean age = 6 years) were videotaped first interacting with a parent and then with an unfamiliar researcher who imitated the child's behaviours. The researcher showed more imitative and playful behaviours than the parents. In turn, the children showed more imitative behaviour when playing with the imitative researcher than with their parents.