Imitation and the Social Mind: Autism and Typical Development.

This chapter discusses Imitation in Autism and Other Clinical Groups: Biobehavioral Findings and Clinical Implications, and examines the role of motor disorders in the development of Imitation.

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Part I: Imitation in Typical Development. Rogers, Studies of Imitation in Early Infancy: Findings and Theories. Masur, Vocal and Action Imitation by Infants and Toddlers During Dyadic Interactions: Development, Causes, and Consequences. Carpenter, Instrumental, Social, and Shared Goals and Intentions in Imitation. Moody, McIntosh, Mimicry and Autism: Bases and Consequences of Rapid, Automatic Matching Behavior. Charman, Imitation and the Development of Language. Nadel, Does Imitation Matter to Children with Autism? Nielsen, Suddendorf, Dissanayake, Imitation and Self-recognition in Autism: In Search of an Explanation. Loth, Gomez, Imitation, Theory of Mind, and Cultural Knowledge: Perspectives from Typical Development and Autism. Hobson, Meyer, Imitation, Identification, and the Shaping of Mind: Insights from Autism. Part II: Evolutionary and Neural Bases of Imitation. Whiten, The Dissection of Imitation and its Kin in Comparative and Developmental Psychology. Decety, A Cognitive Neuroscience View of Imitation. Part III: Imitation in Autism and Other Clinical Groups: Biobehavioral Findings and Clinical Implications. Rogers, Williams, Imitation in Autism: Findings and Controversies. Hepburn, Stone, Longitudinal Research on Motor Imitation in Autism. Mon-Williams, Tresilian, Measuring the Development of Motor-control Processes. Williams, Waiter, Neuroimaging Self - Other Mapping in Autism. Smith, Lowe-Pearce, Nichols, Assessment of Imitation Abilities in Autism: Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Dewey, Bottos, The Effect of Motor Disorders on Imitation in Children. Pennington, Williams, Rogers, Conclusion.