The impact of the Picture Exchange Communication System on requesting and speech development in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders and similar characteristics

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 157-169

  Ganz, Jennifer B ^a   Simpson, Richard L ^b   Corbin Newsome, Jawanda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

AAC; Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Communication; PECS; Picture Exchange Communication System

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 38749140607     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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