Effects of the use of visual strategies in play groups for children with autism spectrum disorders and their peers

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 926-940

  Ganz, Jennifer B ^a   Flores, Margaret M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Autism; Scripts; Unscripted speech; Verbal communication; Visual strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STORYTELLING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 42649109038     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0463-4     Document Type: Article

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