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Peer reviewedKonstantareas, M. Mary; Leibovitz, Sandi F. – Sign Language Studies, 1981
Compares the effectiveness of a visual only approach (mouthing and signing) with a simultaneous visual and auditory approach (signing and speaking) in teaching autistic-like children to communicate. Results suggest the simultaneous approach may be superior. In addition, receptive abilities precede expressive. Implications of therapeutic…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Language Acquisition, Language Research
