Behavioral intervention promotes successful use of an iPod-based communication device by an adolescent with autism

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 328-338

  Kagohara, Debora M ^a   Van Der Meer, Larah ^a   Achmadi, Donna ^a   Green, Vanessa A ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Mulloy, Austin ^b   Lancioni, Giulio E ^c   Lang, Russell ^d   Sigafoos, Jeff ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

augmentative and alternative communication; autism; behavioral intervention; iPod Touch; requesting; speech generating devices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; HUMAN; I-POD; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOTOR CONTROL; REINFORCEMENT; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH GENERATING DEVICE;

EID: 78649942769     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650110379633     Document Type: Article

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