Is awesome really awesome? How the inclusion of informal terms on an AAC device influences children's attitudes toward peers who use AAC

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-69

  Beck, Ann R ^a   Bock, Stacey ^a   Thompson, James R ^a   Bowman, Linda ^a   Robbins, Stacey ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC device; Attitudes; Children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION AID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SELF REPORT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 28944453002     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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