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Methods and findings derived from over a decade of linguistickinesic microanalysis of sound films of human behavior were appled to the analysis of sound films of 25 dysfunctional children. Of the children, 17 were markedly dysfunctional (autistictike) while 8 had milder reading problems. All of these children appeared to respond to sound more than once: when it actually occurred and again after a delay ranging from a fraction of a second up to a full second, depending on the child. Most of the children did not seem to actually hear the sound more than once; however, there is some indication that a few children may have done so. Evidence was also found suggesting a continuum from the longer delay of autisticlike children to the briefer delay of children with reading problems.
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The microanalysis of sound films of autistic-like behavior was begun several years ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At that time, Drs. William Ogston and Janos Schossberger were companions in the research. The author is also deeply indebted to the vision of Dr. Henry W. Brosin, who encouraged and supported the development of microkinesic analysis.
W. S. Condon is partially supported by the Grant Foundation.
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Condon, W.S. Multiple response to sound in dysfunctional children. J Autism Dev Disord 5, 37–56 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537971
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