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Peer reviewedMundy, Peter; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Compared to age-matched and language-matched controls, 15 autistic children (mean age of 45 months) who were administered the Early Social-Communication Scales displayed deficits in gestural joint attention skills in 2 testing sessions 13 months apart. The measure of gestural nonverbal joint attention predicted language development in subjects.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Autism, Body Language
