Brief report: Randomized test of the efficacy of picture exchange communication system on highly generalized picture exchanges in children with ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-632

  Yoder, Paul J ^a   Lieberman, Rebecca G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Generality; Generalization; Intervention; PECS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSIVE EDUCATION AND PRELINGUISTIC MILIEU TEACHING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMBOLISM; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956232271     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0897-y     Document Type: Article

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