Using iPads to Teach Communication Skills of Students with Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 4154-4164

  Xin, Joy F ^a   Leonard, Deborah A ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b J Mason Tomlin School   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; IPAD; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER; STUDENT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION AID; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH; UTILIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PEER GROUP; SPEECH; STUDENTS;

EID: 84947870651     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2266-8     Document Type: Article

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