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ERIC Number: EJ450552
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Responses to the Negative Emotions of Others by Autistic, Mentally Retarded, and Normal Children.
Sigman, Marian D.; And Others
Child Development, v63 n4 p796-807 Aug 1992
Normal and mentally retarded children were attentive to adults who showed distress, fear, and discomfort. Autistic children looked at adults less and engaged in more toy play than other children when adults pretended to be hurt. Autistic children were less attentive than normal children to adults who showed fear. (BC)
Descriptors: Attention, Autism, Facial Expressions, Fear, Mental Retardation, Play, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Affective Response; Child Behavior; Distress