Effects of peer-mediated instruction to teach use of speech-generating devices to students with autism in social game routines

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-39

  Trottier, Nadine ^a   Kamp, Lorraine ^b   Mirenda, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Special Education Technology British Columbia (SET BC)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Social interactions; Speech generating devices

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; BASELINE DESIGN; COMMUNICATIVE ACTS; GENERAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL CONTEXT; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; SPEECH; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79952262817     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2010.546810     Document Type: Article

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