Personal digital assistants as cognitive aids for high school students with autism: Results of a community-based trial

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Gentry, Tony ^a   Wallace, Joseph ^a   Kvarfordt, Connie ^a   Lynch, Kathleen B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Autism; Cognitive aid; PDA; Personal digital assistant; Transition to work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953501443     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2010-0499     Document Type: Article

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