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Brief report : effect of a focused imitation intervention on social functioning in children with autism . Imitation is an early skill thought to play a role in social development , leading some to suggest that teaching imitation to children with autism should lead to improvements in social functioning . This study used a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a focused imitation intervention on initiation of joint attention and social-emotional functioning in 27 young children with autism . Results indicated the treatment group made significantly more gains in joint attention initiations at post-treatment and follow-up and social-emotional functioning at follow-up than the control group . Although gains in social functioning were associated with treatment , a mediation analysis did not support imitation as the mechanism of action . These findings suggest the intervention improves social functioning in children with ASD .
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Intervention_Educational
focused imitation intervention
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Intervention_Educational
focused imitation intervention
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Outcome_Mental
social functioning
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Outcome_Mental
social functioning
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Outcome_Mental
joint attention
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Outcome_Mental
social-emotional functioning
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Outcome_Mental
joint attention initiations
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Outcome_Mental
social-emotional functioning
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Outcome_Mental
gains in social functioning
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Outcome_Mental
social functioning
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Sample-size
27
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Participant_Age
young children
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
ASD