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ERIC Number: EJ307263
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Reference Count: 0
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Cognitive and Language Skills in Autistic, Mentally Retarded, and Normal Children.
Sigman, Marian; Ungerer, Judy A.
Developmental Psychology, v20 n2 p293-302 Mar 1984
Attempts to identify deficits in object knowledge specific to the autistic syndrome. Examines the correspondence between sensorimotor and play behaviors and language in mentally retarded and normal children. Determines whether these correspondences are different for autistic, mentally retarded, and normal children.(Author/AS)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Imitation, Language Skills, Learning Processes, Mental Retardation, Observational Learning, Perceptual Motor Learning, Play, Receptive Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Comprehension