Speech Output Technologies in Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 285-309

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a,b   Koul, Rajinder K ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism spectrum disorders; Mobile technologies; Scoping review; Speech output technology; Speech generating devices; Synthetic speech

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SPEECH SYNTHESIS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; SCOPING REVIEW; SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES; SPEECH OUTPUT; SYNTHETIC SPEECH;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMMUNICATION AID; HUMAN; SPEECH;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; SPEECH;

EID: 84946017176     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1063689     Document Type: Review

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