The effectiveness of the picture exchange communication system with nonspeaking adults

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 154-165

  Signer, Julia B ^a   Beck, Ann R ^b   Bock, Stagey Jones ^a   Hickey, Katherine ^b   Kosuwan, Kullaya ^c   Thompson, James R ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology ^*

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 33745259560     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07419325060270030401     Document Type: Article

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