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Helping and cooperation in children with autism.

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Liebal, K; Colombi, C; Rogers, SJ; Warneken, F; Tomasello, M
Published in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders
February 2008

Helping and cooperation are central to human social life. Here, we report two studies investigating these social behaviors in children with autism and children with developmental delay. In the first study, both groups of children helped the experimenter attain her goals. In the second study, both groups of children cooperated with an adult, but fewer children with autism performed the tasks successfully. When the adult stopped interacting at a certain moment, children with autism produced fewer attempts to re-engage her, possibly indicating that they had not formed a shared goal/shared intentions with her. These results are discussed in terms of the prerequisite cognitive and motivational skills and propensities underlying social behavior.

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Journal of autism and developmental disorders

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EISSN

1573-3432

ISSN

0162-3257

Publication Date

February 2008

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

224 / 238

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Reinforcement, Social
  • Play and Playthings
  • Peer Group
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Intention
  • Humans
  • Helping Behavior
  • Goals
 

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Liebal, K., Colombi, C., Rogers, S. J., Warneken, F., & Tomasello, M. (2008). Helping and cooperation in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(2), 224–238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0381-5
Liebal, Kristin, Costanza Colombi, Sally J. Rogers, Felix Warneken, and Michael Tomasello. “Helping and cooperation in children with autism.Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 38, no. 2 (February 2008): 224–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0381-5.
Liebal K, Colombi C, Rogers SJ, Warneken F, Tomasello M. Helping and cooperation in children with autism. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2008 Feb;38(2):224–38.
Liebal, Kristin, et al. “Helping and cooperation in children with autism.Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 38, no. 2, Feb. 2008, pp. 224–38. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10803-007-0381-5.
Liebal K, Colombi C, Rogers SJ, Warneken F, Tomasello M. Helping and cooperation in children with autism. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 2008 Feb;38(2):224–238.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of autism and developmental disorders

DOI

EISSN

1573-3432

ISSN

0162-3257

Publication Date

February 2008

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

224 / 238

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Reinforcement, Social
  • Play and Playthings
  • Peer Group
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Intention
  • Humans
  • Helping Behavior
  • Goals