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ERIC Number: EJ652063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
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Verifying Teacher Perceptions of the Potential Communicative Acts of Children with Autism.
Keen, Deb; Woodyatt, Gail; Sigafoos, Jeff
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v23 n3 p133-42 Spr 2002
A study involving teachers of eight children with severe autism found they interpreted many gestures, body movements, and facial expressions as if these were forms of communication. Observation data indicate some of the communicative forms identified by the teachers were associated with the communicative functions that they specified. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Child Behavior, Child Development, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes, Test Reliability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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