Parent-implemented Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) training: An analysis of YouTube videos

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 351-360

  Jurgens, Anneke ^a   Anderson, Angelika ^a   Moore, Dennis W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Parent training; Picture Exchange Communication System PECS; Procedural integrity treatment fidelity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; PARENT; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SPEECH; VIDEORECORDING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; PARENTS;

EID: 84867036914     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.692125     Document Type: Article

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