Communication intervention on the playground: A case study on teaching requesting to a young child with autism

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-429

  Sigafoos, Jeff ^a,b   Littlewood, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84993746397     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/103491299100579     Document Type: Article

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