Designing AAC systems for children with autism: Evidence from eye tracking research

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 160-171

  Gillespie Smith, Karri ^a   Fletcher Watson, Sue ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AAC; Autism; Communication; Eye tracking; Gaze behaviour; Language disorders

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH;

AAC; AUTISM; EYE-TRACKING; GAZE BEHAVIOURS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS;

DISEASES;

EID: 84901976438     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2014.905635     Document Type: Review

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