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Teaching Autistic Children to Use Sign Language: Some Research Issues.
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Carr, Edward G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1979
Three questions regarding the use of sign language as an alternative communication system for nonverbal autistic children are examined. Data on effects on speech, the upper limits of sign acquisition, and effects on adaptive function are discussed. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Communication Skills
Acquisition of Sign Language by Autistic Children. I: Expressive Labelling.
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Carr, Edward G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 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