Preliminary Test of the Potential of Contact With Dogs to Elicit Spontaneous Imitation in Children and AdultsWith Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Importance: Finding strategies to enhance imitation skills in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is of major clinical relevance. Objective: To evaluate whether contact with dogs may be a useful approach to elicit spontaneous imitation in people with ASD. Design: Participants completed a spon...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jan/Feb2020
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