ANOTHER LOOK AT IMITATION IN AUTISM

被引：78

作者：

CHARMAN, T

BARONCOHEN, S

机构：

[1] UNIV LONDON,INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT PSYCHOL,LONDON,ENGLAND

[2] UNIV LONDON,INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT CHILD PSYCHIAT,LONDON,ENGLAND

来源：

DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 1994年 / 6卷 / 03期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1017/S0954579400006015

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Several authors have recently suggested that imitation may be a developmental ''precursor'' of a theory of mind and have linked impaired imitation in children with autism to their failure to develop a theory of mind. The present study investigated early-emerging procedural and gestural imitation abilities in children with autism. Children with autism were found to have intact basic-level gestural and procedural imitation. We discuss these results in terms of their relation to a specific developmental delay hypothesis of autism and re-assess the status of imitation as a developmental precursor of a theory of mind.

引用

页码：403 / 413

页数：11

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