Early language intervention using distance video-teleconferencing: A pilot study of young boys with fragile X syndrome and their mothers

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 46-66

  McDuffie, Andrea ^a   Oakes, Ashley ^a   Machalicek, Wendy ^b   Ma, Monica ^a,c   Bullard, Lauren ^a   Nelson, Sarah ^a   Abbeduto, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84958817507     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJSLP-14-0137     Document Type: Article

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