"All children can and should have the opportunity to learn": General education teachers' perspectives on including children with autism spectrum disorder who require AAC

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-122

  Finke, Erinn H ^a   McNaughton, David B ^a   Drager, Kathryn D R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Autism Spectrum Disorder; General Education Teachers; Inclusion

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILDREN WITH AUTISMS; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; FOCUS GROUP METHODOLOGY; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; GENERAL EDUCATION; GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

TEACHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 67650284968     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610902886206     Document Type: Article

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