Exploration of strategies for facilitating the reading comprehension of high-functioning students with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-127

  O'Connor, Irene M ^a   Klein, Perry D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Reading comprehension; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CANADA; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 3543137204     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JADD.0000022603.44077.6b     Document Type: Article

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