Augmentative and alternative communication interventions for persons with developmental disabilities: Narrative review of comparative single-subject experimental studies

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Comparisons; Developmental disabilities; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Efficiency; Interventions; Review; Single subject experimental designs

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION AID; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMBOLISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBALIZATION;

EID: 28944451117     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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