Iyad Aldaqre
Country: Syria
Thesis topic: Social Referencing in Autism
Abstract: People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to have social impairments and delay in language development (APA, 2000). A causal link between the delay in language development and social impairments had been proposed (Baron-Cohen, et al., 1997). In my doctorate project I want to compare the effect of different types of cues (both social and non-social) on novel word-object association.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate Sodian
Home Discipline: Developmental Neuropsychology/Behavioral, Affective and Cognitive Dysfunctions: Development and Intervention
Reference: Aldaqre I, Paulus M and Sodian B (2014) Referential gaze and word learning in adults with autism. Autism, 112. DOI: 10.1177/1362361314556784