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Peer reviewedHauck, Margaret; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Comparison of social initiations by 18 children with autism and 13 verbally matched children with mental retardation found autistic children's social initiations were more ritualized and the retarded children's were more playful. Autistic initiation to peers was unrelated to severity of autism, but was related to cognitive skills, whereas retarded…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Cognitive Ability, Interaction Process Analysis
