Book Review: Recent Advances in Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Developmental Disorders

Abstract

Recent Advances in Assistive Technologies to Support Children with Developmental Disorders is edited by Nava R. Silton. The editor of the book, Nava R. Silton, a developmental psychologist, received her B.S. from Cornell University in 2002 and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2009. The book was published in 2015 by IGI Global. The book has xxvi+424 pages. The ISBNs of the book for different versions are; ISBN13: 9781466683952, ISBN10: 1466683953, EISBN13: 9781466683969. DOI number of the book is 10.4018/978-1-4666-8395-2.

Keywords

• Special education,inclusive education,learners with special needs,autism

References

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