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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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  • Previous research suggests children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have deficits in imitation.
  • A lack of imitative capacity is considered by some as an early indicator of autism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate imitation abilities in young children with autism.
  • To compare imitation performance in children with autism to typically developing peers.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study presented 15 imitation tasks to five children with autism (mental age 25-51 months).
  • Tasks included object manipulation, vocalizations, facial/manual gestures, and object substitution.
  • Performance was compared to three typically developing 4-year-olds and 28 healthy 1-year-olds.

Main Results:

  • Children with autism demonstrated higher imitation levels in object manipulation and vocal tasks.
  • Object substitution, facial, and motor imitation tasks were more challenging for the autistic group.
  • Significant individual variation was observed within the autistic group.

Conclusions:

  • Imitation abilities in children with autism appear to vary across different domains.
  • Further research is needed, considering distinct subgroups within the autism population.
  • Pilot findings suggest imitation is not uniformly impaired in autism.