Impact of AAC versus verbal modeling on verbal imitation, picture discrimination, and related speech: A pilot investigation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-196

  Ganz, Jennifer B ^a   Heath, Amy K ^a   Rispoli, Mandy J ^a   Earles Vollrath, Theresa L ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and assistive communication; Autism; Intervention; Non contingent; PECS; Single case research; Verbal model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449283523     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-009-9176-2     Document Type: Article

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