A randomized trial comparison of the effects of verbal and pictorial naturalistic communication strategies on spoken language for young children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1244-1251

  Schreibman, Laura ^a   Stahmer, Aubyn C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative communication; Autism; Behavioral intervention; Functional communication; Pictorial communication intervention; Vocal language intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PICTORIAL NATURALISTIC COMMUNICATION; PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PIVOTAL RESPONSE TRAINING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; COMPLICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TEST; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PARENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84898882844     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1972-y     Document Type: Article

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