Power cards to improve conversational skills in adolescents with asperger syndrome

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-22

  Davis, Kathy M ^a   Boon, Richard T ^a   Cihak, David F ^b   Fore III, Cecil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Cognitive Strategy Instruction; Conversational Skills; High School; Social Communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 76449091441     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357609354299     Document Type: Article

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