Participation and social networks of school-age children with complex communication needs: A descriptive study

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Thirumanickam, Abirami ^a   Raghavendra, Parimala ^a,b,c   Olsson, Catherine ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Novita Children's Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complex communication needs; Participation; Physical disability; School age; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHOOL AGE; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; COMPREHENSION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; SYMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054872346     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2011.610818     Document Type: Article

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