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- Title
I. BACKGROUND AND GOALS OF THIS STUDY.
- Authors
Sigman, Marian; Ruskin, Ellen
- Abstract
Presents the aims of the research program described in this monograph, which are to define deficits in the skills of children with autism and Down syndrome and to identify the impact of variations in these skills on their concurrent and future development of language and social competence. Importance of the achievement of optimal social competence for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and Down syndrome; Conceptual background for the program of research; Results of previous studies; Identification of continuity and change in diagnosis and level of intelligence; Specification of deficits in Social Competence in older children with autism and Down syndrome; Identification of the components of social competence in children with autism and Down syndrome; Determination of the precursors of verbal communicative skills and social competence in children with autism and Down syndrome.
- Publication
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1999, Vol 64, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0037-976X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/1540-5834.00002