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Augmentative and Alternative Communication Volume 30, 2014 - Issue 2: Special Issue: Eye Tracking Research in AAC
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Preliminary Study of Gaze Toward Humans in Photographs by Individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, or Other Intellectual Disabilities: Implications for Design of Visual Scene Displays

Krista M. WilkinsonCommunication Sciences & Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;E.K. Shriver Center of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Janice LightCommunication Sciences & Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Pages 130-146 | Received 05 Jun 2013, Accepted 26 Feb 2014, Published online: 29 Apr 2014

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