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Effect of augmented sensorimotor input on learning verbal and nonverbal tasks among children with autism spectrum disorders . Thirty-four children , with autism spectrum disorders , ages 4-14 years , were matched and randomly assigned to one of two conditions for learning a novel juice-making task and producing two novel words about the event . Seventeen sighted children were manually guided to perform the task and tactually prompted during imitated productions of novel words for the event . Their matched controls heard the novel words and watched the juice-making task being performed . Performances on four verbal and two nonverbal measures right after instruction and at 24-48 h post-instruction , revealed higher scores for the ‘ ‘ hands-on ’ ’ , participation than observation group on both verbal and nonverbal tasks . This study offers a paradigm for exploring the instructional advantage of enhanced participatory experience .
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Intervention_Physical
augmented sensorimotor input
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Intervention_Educational
manually guided
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Outcome_Mental
learning verbal and nonverbal tasks
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Outcome_Mental
learning a novel juice-making task
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Outcome_Mental
producing two novel words about the event
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Outcome_Mental
novel words
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Outcome_Mental
juice-making task
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Outcome_Mental
four verbal and two nonverbal measures
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Participant_Condition
children with autism spectrum disorders .