Increasing the vocal responses of children with autism and developmental disabilities using manual sign mand training and prompt delay

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-709

  Carbone, Vincent J ^a   Sweeney Kerwin, Emily J ^a   Attanasio, Vivian ^b   Kasper, Tamara ^c  

^a Carbone Clinic   (United States)

^b Verbal Behavior Institute   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; mand; manual sign language; prompt delay; vocal responding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; SIGN LANGUAGE; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80052589287     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-705     Document Type: Article

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