Imitation in Fragile X Syndrome: Implications for Autism

Autor/inn/en	Macedoni-Luksic, Marta; Greiss-Hess, Laura; Rogers, Sally J.; Gosar, David; Lemons-Chitwood, Kerrie; Hagerman, Randi
Titel	Imitation in Fragile X Syndrome: Implications for Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 13 (2009) 6, S.599-611 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361309337850
Schlagwörter	Autism; Imitation; Error Patterns; Genetic Disorders; Children; Comparative Analysis; Motion; Child Behavior; Early Adolescents; Cognitive Processes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Visual Stimuli; Psychomotor Skills; Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Fehlertyp; Child; Kind; Kinder; Bewegungsablauf; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychomotorische Aktivität
Abstract	To address the specific impairment of imitation in autism, the imitation abilities of 22 children with fragile X syndrome (FXS) with and without autism were compared. Based on previous research, we predicted that children with FXS and autism would have significantly more difficulty with non-meaningful imitation tasks. After controlling for full-scale IQ and age, the groups did not differ in their overall imitation accuracy scores, but analysis of error patterns revealed that children with FXS and autism made more groping errors and additional movements than the comparison group. These error patterns are consistent with the hypothesis that an action production system deficit plays an important role in the overall imitation deficit in autism, at least in children with FXS. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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