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Dr Melissa Allen

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. Published

    Are children with Autism Spectrum Disorder initially attuned to object function rather than shape for word learning?

    Field, C., Allen, M. L. & Lewis, C. N., 04/2016, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46, 4, p. 1210-1219 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Associative learning of pictures and words

    Allen, M. L., 2012, Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Seel, N. M. (ed.). New York: Springer

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNEntry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  3. Published

    Associative learning of pictures and words by low-functioning children with autism.

    Preissler, M. A., 05/2008, In: Autism. 12, 3, p. 231-248 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Attentional learning helps language acquisition take shape for atypically developing children, not just children with autism spectrum disorders

    Field, C., Allen, M. L. & Lewis, C., 10/2016, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46, 10, p. 3195-3206 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Autism and play : facilitating symbolic understanding.

    Preissler, M. A., 2006, Play = Learning : How play motivates and enhances children’s cognitive and social-emotional growth. Singer, D., Golinkoff, R. M. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (eds.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  6. Published

    Brief report : decoding representations : how children with autism understand drawings.

    Allen, M. L., 03/2009, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 39, 3, p. 539-543 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Brief report: Imaginative drawing in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and learning disabilities

    Allen, M. & Craig, E., 02/2016, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46, 2, p. 704-712 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Children's picture interpretation: the role of artist intention

    Armitage, E. & Allen, M., 7/09/2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Speech

  10. Published

    Children's picture interpretation: appearance or intention?

    Armitage, E. & Allen, M., 13/01/2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  11. Published

    Children's picture interpretation: appearance or intention?

    Armitage, E. & Allen, M., 09/2015, In: Developmental Psychology. 51, 9, p. 1201-1215 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Communication and symbolic research in Autism Spectrum Disorder: linking method and theory

    Allen, M. & Lewis, C., 01/2015, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorial

  13. Published

    Decoding abstract picture-referent relations: Are low-functioning children with autism naive realists?

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 18/05/2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Posterpeer-review

  14. Published

    Do Both Pictures and Words Function as Symbols for 18- and 24-Month-Old Children?

    Preissler, M. A. & Carey, S., 2004, In: Journal of Cognition and Development. 5, 2, p. 185-212 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Do iPads promote symbolic understanding and word learning in children with autism?

    Allen, M., Hartley, C. & Cain, K., 12/02/2015, In: Frontiers in Educational Psychology. 6, 9 p., 138.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Do low-functioning children with autism rely on perceptual resemblance when decoding abstract pictures?

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 13/01/2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Posterpeer-review

  17. Published

    Do young children know what makes a picture useful for other people?

    Allen, M. L., Bloom, P. & Hodgson, E., 2010, In: Journal of Cognition and Culture. 10, 1-2, p. 27-37 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Does iconicity influence referential understanding of pictures in low-functioning children with autism?

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 13/01/2012.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Posterpeer-review

  19. Published

    Does iconicity influence whether children with autism perceive the referential properties of pictures?

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 7/09/2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  20. Published

    Educating the design stance: issues of coherence and transgression

    Freeman, N. H. & Allen, M. L., 04/2013, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36, 2, p. 141-142 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Evidence for syntactic alignment in children with autism

    Allen, M. L., Haywood, S., Rajendran, G. & Branigan, H., 05/2011, In: Developmental Science. 14, 3, p. 540-548 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Generalisation of word-picture relations in children with autism and typically developing children

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 08/2014, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 44, 8, p. 2064-2071 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    How children learn to navigate the symbolic world of pictures: the importance of the artist's mind and differentiating picture modalities

    Allen, M. L. & Armitage, E., 2017, Advances in Child Development and Behavior. Benson, J. B. (ed.). Elsevier, p. 153-184 32 p. (Advances in Child Development and Behavior; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  24. Published

    How do social and associative cues facilitate language acquisition in TD children and children with ASD?

    Field, C., Lewis, C. & Allen, M., 5/09/2014, British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual 2014 Conference Abstracts. British Psychological Society, p. 101 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    Iconicity influences how effectively minimally verbal children with autism and ability-matched typically developing children use pictures as symbols in a search task

    Hartley, C. & Allen, M., 07/2015, In: Autism. 19, 5, p. 570-579 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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