Imitation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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چکیده
ROLES OF IMITATION IN DEVELOPMENT 279 Types of Copying Behaviors and Tasks to Assess Them 279 IMITATION IN ASD: FINDINGS 281 Frequency of Spontaneous Imitation 281 Accuracy of Elicited Imitation 282 Older Children, Adolescents, and Adults 282 THEORIES OF IMITATION 285 Theories of Poor Visual Encoding 287 Theories of Failed Direct Self–Other Mapping 288 Theories of Abnormal Motor and Sensory-Motor Disturbances 290 Theories of Abnormal Social Top-Down Control 291 INTERVENTION STRATEGIES 292 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTION 293 CROSS-REFERENCES 294 REFERENCES 294
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