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Peer reviewedCamaioni, Luigia; Perucchini, Paola; Muratori, Filippo; Milone, Annarita – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
Examined the use of protoimperative and protodeclarative pointing gestures in three children with autism (ages 26 to 53 months) at 5-month intervals over two years. Imperative or instrumental functions emerged early in all three; declarative or experience sharing functions emerged later in two subjects and not at all in the third. (DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Child Development, Communication Skills
