The Effects of Peer Assisted Communication Application Training on the Communicative and Social Behaviors of Children with Autism

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 513-526

  Strasberger, Sean K ^a,b   Ferreri, Summer J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism; Peer mediated intervention; Speech generative device

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886146372     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-013-9358-9     Document Type: Article

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