Preference-enhanced communication intervention and development of social communicative functions in a child with autism spectrum disorder

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 282-295

  Van Der Meer, Larah ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^a   Sutherland, Dean ^b   McLay, Laurie ^b   Lang, Russell ^c   Lancioni, Giulio E ^d   O'Reilly, Mark F ^e   Marschik, Peter B ^f  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

augmentative and alternative communication; autism spectrum disorder; iPad ; preference; speech generating devices

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; EPILEPSY; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH TRAINING SYSTEM;

EID: 84900392282     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650113508221     Document Type: Article

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