Three children with autism spectrum disorder learn to perform a three-step communication sequence using an iPad®-based speech-generating device

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue C, 2014, Pages 59-67

  Waddington, Hannah ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   van der Meer, Larah ^a   Carnett, Amarie ^a   Stevens, Michelle ^a   Roche, Laura ^a   Hodis, Flaviu ^a   Green, Vanessa A ^a   Sutherland, Dean ^d   Lang, Russell ^e   Marschik, Peter B ^f  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism spectrum disorders; IPad based speech generating device; Multi step requesting; Social communication; Systematic instruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION; SPEECH GENERATING DEVICE; TABLET DEVICE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; MP3 PLAYER; SPEECH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MP3-PLAYER; SPEECH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84907839968     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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