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ERIC Number: EJ657381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Communication Intervention for Children with Autism: A Review of Treatment Efficacy.
Goldstein, Howard
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v32 n5 p373-96 Oct 2002
Empirical studies evaluating speech and language intervention procedures applied to children with autism are reviewed and the documented benefits are summarized. In particular, interventions incorporating sign language, discrete-trial training, and milieu teaching procedures have been used successfully to expand the communication repertoires of children with autism. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Outcomes of Treatment, Sign Language, Social Development, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Effectiveness of Early Education in Autism.