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Savanna Brittlebank – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Children with multiple disabilities may experience significant disabilities in two or more areas of functioning including vision, motor, hearing, and communication such that they face limitations in social interactions throughout their daily lives (Bruce & Ivy, 2017). Many children have complex communication needs and evidence indicates that…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Communication Skills, Reading, Disabilities
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Savanna Brittlebank; Janice C. Light; Lauramarie Pope – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Individuals with multiple disabilities are among the most challenging to serve and AAC teams often lack direction in determining effective interventions. The purpose of this scoping review was to summarize the research evidence on AAC interventions for individuals with complex communication needs and simultaneous motor, and visual impairments as…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Young Adults
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Klefbeck, Kamilla – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Enabling functional communication is critical for accessibility in school and society for all pupils. This systematic review analyzed the results of educational studies on developing communication skills for learners ([less than or equal to]21 years) with autism spectrum disorder and comorbid intellectual disability. Systematic database searches…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
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Chen, Deborah; Dote-Kwan, Jamie – Young Exceptional Children, 2021
Approximately 65% of young children with visual impairments have another disability such as developmental delay, cerebral palsy, or hearing loss. Furthermore, cerebral/cortical visual impairment is the most prevalent visual condition among young children with severe visual impairment in the United States (Hatton et al., 2013). This article…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Visual Impairments, Comorbidity, Access to Education
Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Hume, Kara; Odom, Samuel L.; Morin, Kristi L.; Nowell, Sallie W.; Tomaszewski, Brianne; Szendrey, Susan; McIntyre, Nancy S.; Yücesoy-Özkan, Serife; Savage, Melissa N. – FPG Child Development Institute, 2020
Autism is currently one of the most prominent and widely discussed human conditions. Its increased prevalence has intensified the demand for effective educational and therapeutic services, and intervention science is providing mounting evidence about practices that positively impact outcomes. The purpose of this report is to describe a set of…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
Luiselli, James K., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2014
Through contributions from top leaders in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), "Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder" examines the ASD research literature, discusses procedural implications, and makes recommendations for future practice and inquiry. It combines the most recent developments in established practices with newer and…
Descriptors: Children, Youth, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders