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ERIC Number: EJ305709
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Speech versus Sign Comprehension in Autistic Children: Analysis and Prediction.
Carr, Edward G.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v37 n3 p587-97 Jun 1984
Studies two groups of autistic children--good versus poor verbal imitators--within the context of a receptive label acquisition task. Both groups acquired receptive signs. However, good imitators acquired receptive speech whereas poor imitators typically did not. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Autism, Language Acquisition, Predictor Variables, Receptive Language, Sign Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sign Comprehension; Verbal Imitation