
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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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.

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