Teaching Gross Motor Imitation Skills to Children Diagnosed with Autism
Year: 2017
Type: preprint
Abstract: Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder experience a difficulty in the ability to imitate spontaneous behavior and actions seen to others. This study reveals that children with autism can learn generalized imitation behavior with an intensive intervention, therefore the paper examines the effectiveness of motor imitation teaching by using gestures, games and songs with 10 children diagnosed with autism. The study demonstrates the fact that a child with autism can learn the imitation behavior when using other additional procedures during a certain period of time. The approach was general in order to find which method of prompt, games and songs were efficient in facilitating the generalization. Teaching motor imitation can be challenging because it needs a special attention to the process and is a very important step in the behavioral evolution of children with autism. The results showed an imitation behavior to certain actions that weren’t present at the beginning in the experiment.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Daniela Doina Bololoi, Steliana Rizeanu
Institution: Hyperion University
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3158757927