Gains in literacy through the use of a specially developed multimedia computer strategy: Positive findings from 13 children with autism

Autism

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-156

  Tjus, Tomas ^a,c   Heimann, Mikael ^a   Nelson, Keith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Box 500 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Computers; Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001152283     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361398022003     Document Type: Article

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