"He cares about me and i care about him." Children's experiences of friendship with peers who use AAC

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-90

  Anderson, Kate ^a   Balandin, Susan ^b   Clendon, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aided communication; Cerebral palsy; Children; Friendship; Participation

Indexed keywords

AIDED COMMUNICATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDREN; FRIENDSHIP; PARTICIPATION;

COMMUNICATION;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 79957530658     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2011.577449     Document Type: Article

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