Verifying Teacher Perceptions of the Potential Communicative Acts of Children with Autism

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 131-140

  Keen, Deb ^a   Woodyatt, Gail ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84992807026     PISSN: 15257401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15257401020230030201     Document Type: Article

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