Effects on communicative requesting and speech development of the picture exchange communication system in children with characteristics of autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-409

  Ganz, Jennifer B ^a   Simpson, Richard L ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

augmentative and alternative communication; Autism; communication; developmental disabilities; Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS); speech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOCALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344694348     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JADD.0000037416.59095.d7     Document Type: Article

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