An aggregate study of single-case research involving aided AAC: Participant characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1500-1509

  Ganz, Jennifer B ^a   Earles Vollrath, Theresa L ^b   Mason, Rose A ^a   Rispoli, Mandy J ^a   Heath, Amy K ^a   Parker, Richard I ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism spectrum disorders; Interventions; Participant characteristics; Research review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EFFECT SIZE; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79958056939     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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