Enhancing social communication of children with high-functioning autism through a co-located interface

AI and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-84

  Gal, Eynat ^a   Bauminger, Nirit ^b   Goren Bar, Dina ^a   Pianesi, Fabio ^c   Stock, Oliviero ^c   Zancanaro, Massimo ^c   Tamar Weiss, Patrice L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COLLABORATION PARADIGM; FREE CONSTRUCTION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; POST INTERVENTIONS; SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURED OBSERVATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 62349133995     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-009-0199-0     Document Type: Article

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