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Direct linkWarreyn, Petra; Roeyers, Herbert – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Since imitation and joint attention are both important abilities for young children and since children with autism spectrum disorder show a range of problems in these domains, imitation and joint attention are important targets for intervention. In this study, we examined the possibility of promoting imitation and joint attention by means of a…
Descriptors: Imitation, Attention, Preschool Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Meirsschaut, Mieke; Roeyers, Herbert; Warreyn, Petra – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
In this study the social behaviour of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their mothers is compared within two different dyads: a dyad consisting of a mother and her own child and a dyad consisting of a mother and an unfamiliar child. Mothers did not change the frequency of their social initiatives and responsiveness with an…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Mothers
Vanvuchelen, Marleen; Roeyers, Herbert; De Weerdt, Willy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This case-control study explores the underlying mechanisms of imitation problems in boys with autism by manipulating imitation task variables and by correlating imitation performance with competence on general motor tests (Movement Assessment Battery for Children and Peabody Developmental Motor Scales). Fifty-five boys participated in this study:…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Males, Mental Retardation, Imitation
Warreyn, Petra; Roeyers, Herbert; de Groote, Isabel – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
The present study examined spontaneous symbolic play, declarative joint attention, social referencing and imitation of symbolic play in 3- to 6-year-old children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n= 20) during interaction with their mothers. Compared to a control group (n= 20) matched on age and IQ, the children with ASD initiated less joint…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Play, Mothers, Imitation
Ponnet, Koen S.; Roeyers, Herbert; Buysse, Ann; De Clercq, Armand; Van Der Heyden, Eva – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
This study investigated the mind-reading abilities of 19 adults with Asperger syndrome and 19 typically developing adults. Two static mind-reading tests and a more naturalistic empathic accuracy task were used. In the empathic accuracy task, participants attempted to infer the thoughts and feelings of target persons, while viewing a videotape of…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Social Cognition, Adults, Inferences
