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ERIC Number: EJ366175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Symbolization Levels in Communicative Behaviors of Children Showing Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Atlas, Jeffrey A.; Lapidus, Leah Blumberg
Journal of Communication Disorders, v21 n1 p75-84 Feb 1988
A total of 48 children (aged 4-14) with severe pervasive developmental disturbance, exhibiting mutism, echolalia, or nonecholalic speech, were observed in their communicative behaviors across modalities. Levels of symbolization in gesture, play, and drawing were significantly intercorrelated and were most strongly correlated with the criterion variable of expressive language. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Echolalia, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Freehand Drawing, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Play, Social Behavior, Symbolism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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