Defining the social deficits of autism: the contribution of non-verbal communication measures
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Abstract Young autistic children were compared to normal and control samples on measures of nonverbal communication skills and object play skills. Deficits in non‐verbal indicating behaviors best discriminated the children diagnosed as autistic from the other groups. Although the autistic children also exhibited deficits in object play behavior, these deficits did not add appreciably to the discriminant function based on the non‐verbal communication behaviors. These results suggest that a deficit in the development of non‐verbal indicating behaviors is a significant characteristic of young children who receive the diagnosis of autism.
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Early difficulties in ASD center primarily on social and communication skills such as joint attention, imitation, affective sharing, and object play.
“These early difficulties center primarily on social and communication skills, such as joint attention, imitation, affective sharing, and object play skills.”
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- Authors
- Mundy, P., Sigman, M., Ungerer, J., & Sherman, T.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mundy, Peter
- ORCID
- Mundy, Peter
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1986-09
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 657-669
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W1992891207
- Cited by
- 956
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 6.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5t32mh016381-20)
- National Institute of Mental Health (5 T32 MH 16381-03, MH 33815)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD17662)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal communication, object play, social dysfunction, young children, discriminant validity, social development (developmental psychology)
- MeSH terms
- Autistic Disorder, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Intellectual Disability, Nonverbal Communication, Play and Playthings
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