Do Autistic Babies Imitate?

Do Autistic Babies Imitate?

Imitation in Children with Autism
Researchers have studied the imitation abilities of children with autism, and the effect this has on other areas of development. They have found that [1,3]: their ability to imitate gestures and body movements predicts their language outcomes.

Do autistic children imitate Behaviour?

Many children who receive an ASD diagnosis do not imitate others' behaviours. For example, they might not wave back to someone who waves at them. Or they struggle to understand others' language or show a limited range of facial expressions.

Do autistic toddler imitate?

MONDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Unlike typically developing children who copy almost everything they see, kids with autism rarely imitate or repeat any nonsensical or silly behavior, according to a small new study. The findings were published April 8 in the journal Current Biology.

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