The experimental treatment was made up of 3 sections,
respectively devoted to transitive, intransitive-symbolic, and
intransitive-nonsymbolic gestures.
Transitive gesture training. This section was subdivided
into the phases A, B, and C. In phase A, the patient was required
to show the use of common tools (ie, a spoon). In phase B, the
patient was shown a picture illustrating a transitive gesture (ie,
using a spoon), and then required to produce the corresponding
gestural pantomime. In phase C, the patient was presented a
picture showing a common tool (ie, a spoon), and then required
to pantomime the use of that object. Each phase contained 20
items. When the patient was able to correctly perform at least 17