Use of computer-assisted technologies (CAT) to enhance social, communicative, and language development in children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-322

  Ploog, Bertram O ^a,b   Scharf, Alexa ^b   Nelson, Deshawn ^a   Brooks, Patricia J ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Computer assisted technology; Efficacy; Emotion recognition; Language; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ATTENTION; AUDIOVISUAL AID; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTISM; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA; PHONETICS; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEACHING; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL STIMULATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84879502334     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1571-3     Document Type: Article

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