Acquisition of Sign Language by Autistic Children. I: Expressive Labelling.

Carr, Edward G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ196229

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978

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Acquisition of Sign Language by Autistic Children. I: Expressive Labelling.

Carr, Edward G.; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v11 n4 p489-501 Win 1978

Four nonverbal autistic children (10-15 years old) were taught expressive sign labels for common objects, using a training procedure that consisted of prompting, fading, and stimulus rotation. (Author/BD)

Descriptors: Autism, Cues, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Expressive Language, Generalization, Manual Communication, Sign Language, Visual Learning

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Language: English

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