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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-12-2009 | Book Review

Pat Mirenda and Teresa Iacono: Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 2009, xviii + 484 pp. ISBN-10: 1-55766-953-8. $49.95 (hardbound)

Auteur: Judith Duchan

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 12/2009

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This book is the first to be dedicated to the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems (AAC) with those who have severe communication disabilities arising from an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are a number of books on autism and communication disability (e.g., Wetherby and Prizant 2007). There are also books on AAC, with the most encyclopedic being that of Beukelman and Mirenda’s (2005). And there is a rich journal literature on the various ways AAC has been used successfully with those who have a diagnosis of a disorder on the autistic spectrum. What is unique about this book is that it combines this previous work on ASD and AAC together in a single volume. …

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Titel: Pat Mirenda and Teresa Iacono: Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 2009, xviii + 484 pp. ISBN-10: 1-55766-953-8. $49.95 (hardbound)
Auteur: Judith Duchan
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 12/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0781-9

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