Examining correlates of cooperation in autism Imitation, joint attention, and understanding intentions

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作者
Colombi, Costanza [1 ]
Liebal, Kristin [2 ]
Tomasello, Michael [2 ]
Young, Gregory [1 ]
Warneken, Felix [2 ]
Rogers, Sally J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Evolutionary Anthropol, Leipzig, Germany
关键词
autism; cooperation; social development; YOUNG-CHILDREN; PRETEND PLAY; LANGUAGE; COMMUNICATION; GESTURES; OTHERS; SKILLS; MIND;
D O I
10.1177/1362361308098514
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The goal of the current study was to examine the contribution of three early social skills that may provide a foundation for cooperative performance in autism: (1) imitation, (2) joint attention, and (3) understanding of other people's intentions regarding actions on objects. Fourteen children with autistic disorder (AD) and 15 children with other developmental disabilities (DDs) matched on nonverbal developmental age (AD, mean 27.7, SD 9.8; DD, mean 33.4, SD 11.1) and verbal developmental age (AD, mean 21.5, SD 12.3; DD, mean 28.4, SD 11.0) participated in the study. Children with autism showed poorer performance on imitation and joint attention measures, but not on the intentionality task. Multiple regression analyses showed that imitation skills and joint attention contributed independently to cooperation, above and beyond the understanding of intentions of actions on objects.
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页码:143 / 163
页数:21
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