Contributor
Schopler, Eric.
Imprint:New York : Plenum Press, c1985.
Descriptionxviii, 333 p. : illus. ; 24 cm.
Note:Based on the fourth annual TEACCH conference, held in 1983.
Note:Introduction to communication problems in autism / Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov. - Models of child language development / Lynn S. Snyder and D. Elise Lindstedt. - Behavioral approaches to language and communication / Edward G. Carr. - Contribution of behavioral approaches to the language and communication of persons with autism / Catherine Lord. - Psycholinguistic approaches to language and communication in autism / Helen Tager-Flusberg. - Converging perspectives in psycholinguistics and behaviorism / Edward G. Carr. - Prosodic development in normal and autistic children / Christiane A. M. Baltaxe and James Q. Simmons III. - Semantic problems in autistic children / Paul Menyuk and Kathleen Quill. - The expressive language characteristics of autistic children compared with mentally retarded or specific language-impaired children / Linda Swisher and M.J. Demetras. - Echolalia / Adriana L. Schuler and Barry M. Prizant. - The TEACCH communication curriculum / Linda R. Watson. - Parents as language trainers of children with autism / Sandra L. Harris and Thomas D. Boyle. - Sign language and autism / Ronnie B. Wilbur. - Autism and the comprehension of language / Catherine Lord. - Logico-affective states and nonverbal language / Hermelin and N. O'Connor. - Social aspects of communication in children with autism / Gregory Olley.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographies and index.
