Comparisons of intervention components within augmentative and alternative communication systems for individuals with developmental disabilities: A review of the literature

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4404-4414

  Gevarter, Cindy ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^a   Rojeski, Laura ^a   Sammarco, Nicolette ^a   Lang, Russell ^b   Lancioni, Giulio E ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism spectrum disorder; Comparisons; Developmental disabilities; Group experimental intervention; Intervention; Review; Single subject designs

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUTISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CODING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DATA EXTRACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MOTIVATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VOCALIZATION;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMPARISONS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GROUP EXPERIMENTAL INTERVENTION; INTERVENTION; REVIEW; SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGNS;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84887612680     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.018     Document Type: Review

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