The role of fingerspelled self-cues during spelling with a speech generating device by a child with autism: A brief report

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-200

  Angermeier, Katie ^a   Schooley, Katherine ^a   Harasymowycz, Ulana ^a   Schlosser, Ralf W ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism; Developmental disabilities; Fingerspelling; Speech generating device; Spelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881074990     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-010-9193-1     Document Type: Article

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