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Ohta, Masataka – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1987
Analysis of the conceptions of spatial relations, size comparisons, and gesture imitations of 16 autistic children (ages 6-14 years) with IQs over 70 indicated an inability to acquire concepts of size comparison and spatial relationships through verbal instructions, suggesting a cognitive deficit of impaired symbolic-representational functioning.…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation