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ERIC Number: EJ361462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Symbolic Processes in Young Autistic Children.
Sigman, Marian; Mundy, Peter
New Directions for Child Development, n36 p31-46 Sum 1987
Demonstrates that young autistic children suffer from deficits in social understanding and symbolic representations of other individuals. Data suggest that the core deficit appears to lie at the intersection of representational abilities and social experiences. (RWB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities, Language Acquisition, Nonverbal Communication, Social Cognition, Symbolic Learning, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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