Children with autistic spectrum disorders and speech-generating devices: Communication in different activities at home

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 457-479

  Thunberg, Gunilla ^a   Ahlsén, Elisabeth ^b   Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren ^b  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Activity based communication analysis; Augmentative and alternative communication; Autistic spectrum disorders; Home; Intervention; Speech generating device; Voice output communication aid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CODING; COMMUNICATION AID; EXPERIENCE; HOME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL; VIDEORECORDING;

APRAXIAS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MULTILINGUALISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34249812699     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: 14645076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200701314963     Document Type: Article

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