Speech acquisition in older nonverbal individuals with autism : A review of features, methods, and prognosis

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Pickett, Erin ^a   Pullara, Olivia ^a   O'Grady, Jessica ^a   Gordon, Barry ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Language; Nonverbal; Prognosis; Speech

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COMPUTER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE THERAPY; LEARNING; MALE; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67049087023     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e318190d185     Document Type: Review

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