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Sign Language Acquisition in a Mute Autistic Boy
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Bonvillian, John D.; Nelson, Keith E. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1976
Descriptors: Autism, Communication Skills, Exceptional Child Education, Language Acquisition
Spontaneous Verbal Language for Autistic Children through Signed Speech
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Schaeffer, Benson; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1977
A discussion of techniques developed to foster spontaneous verbal language in autistic children. Signed speech refers to the simultaneous production of signs and speech. After several months of this, the signs are faded out and the verbal language remaining is employed in a creative fashion. (AMH)
Descriptors: Autism, Handicapped Children, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Cognitive-Developmental Training with Elevated Boards and Sign Language
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Miller, Arnold; Miller, Eileen Eller – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1973
Described is the cognitive-developmental training of 19 mute autistic children, mean age 11 years, with special language signs and connected boards elevated 3 to 6 feet above the ground to promote awareness of body in relation to surrounding objects. (MC)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development
The Perception and Processing of Information by Severely Dysfunctional Nonverbal Children: A Rationale for the Use of Manual Communication.
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Oxman, Joel; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1978
Motivational factors and unique characteristics of sign language systems are suggested as contributing to the ability of severely dysfunctional nonverbal children to make progress within a manual communication medium. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Delayed Speech, Emotional Disturbances