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Christine Holyfield; Elizabeth Lorah – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of two AAC technologies on indices of happiness for school-age children with multiple disabilities during interactions with their school speech-language pathologists. The study applied a post host secondary analysis of a previously completed single-subject alternating treatment design study…
Descriptors: Children, Multiple Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology
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Elliott, Claire; Sutherland, Dean; Gerhard, Daniel; Theys, Catherine – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are important to support communication for individuals with complex communication needs. A recent addition to AAC system options is the brain-computer interface (BCI). This study aimed to compare the clinical application of the P300 speller BCI with two more common AAC systems, the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Cognitive Ability
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Matthew T. Brodhead; Lauren F. Brouwers; Emma S. Sipila-Thomas; Mandy J. Rispoli – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
Between 30 and 50% of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) do not develop vocal language deemed functionally acceptable to meet their daily communication needs. As a result, individuals with ASD may require intervention alternatives to vocal speech, such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). However, very little is known…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Intervention
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Leonhartsberger, Sabine; Huber, Eva; Brandstötter, German; Stoeckel, Ruth; Baas, Becky; Weber, Christoph; Holzinger, Daniel – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
Motor learning principles guide treatment of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Previous studies found children to benefit from higher-intensity conditions; however, they did not control for the total amount of therapy time. The aims of the article are to examine the effects of high versus low treatment frequency in intervention for CAS in…
Descriptors: German, Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Motor Development
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Hayes, Laura E.; Traughber, Matthew C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to further evaluate an eight-step partner instructional model developed by Kent-Walsh and McNaughton that has been demonstrated to improve implementation quality and fidelity among adults in clinical and educational settings who support the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Models, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Lorah, Elizabeth R.; Parnell, Ashley; Whitby, Peggy Schaefer; Hantula, Donald – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Powerful, portable, off-the-shelf handheld devices, such as tablet based computers (i.e., iPad®; Galaxy®) or portable multimedia players (i.e., iPod®), can be adapted to function as speech generating devices for individuals with autism spectrum disorders or related developmental disabilities. This paper reviews the research in this new and rapidly…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Handheld Devices, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Sjögreen, Lotta; Mårtensson, Åsa; Ekström, Anne-Berit – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive multi-systemic disease with an autosomal-dominant inheritance caused by a mutation on chromosome 19 (19q13.3). Aims: To explore speech characteristics in a group of individuals with the congenital and childhood-onset forms of DM1 in terms of intelligibility, speech-sound…
Descriptors: Diseases, Muscular Strength, Speech Impairments, Video Technology
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Gillespie-Smith, K.; Riby, D. M.; Hancock, P. J. B.; Doherty-Sneddon, G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may require interventions for communication difficulties. One type of intervention is picture communication symbols which are proposed to improve comprehension of linguistic input for children with ASD. However, atypical attention to faces and objects is widely reported across the autism…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Problems
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Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy; Brady, Nancy; McGuff, Sara; Strump, Keenan; Naylor, Amy – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a social intervention that integrates peer-mediated approaches and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Method: Effects were evaluated using a series of A-B designs replicated across 4 children with severe autism and limited verbal skills. Seven peers without…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Giasiranis, Stefanos; Sofos, Loizos – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
The purpose of this study was the investigation of the added value of technology of augmented reality (AR) in education and, particularly, whether this contributes to both student performance improvement, as well as the appearance of the psychological condition of Flow, which according to research, has had a positive effect on their performance…
Descriptors: Attention, Psychological Patterns, Value Added Models, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Thistle, Jennifer J.; McNaughton, David – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: This study examined the effect of instruction in an active listening strategy on the communication skills of pre-service speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method: Twenty-three pre-service SLPs in their 2nd year of graduate study received a brief strategy instruction in active listening skills. Participants were videotaped during a…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Listening Skills
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Gevarter, Cindy; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Rojeski, Laura; Sammarco, Nicolette; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Lang, Russell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications may differ in their use of display and design elements. Using a multielement design, this study compared mand acquisition in three preschool-aged males with autism spectrum disorder, across three different displays in two iPad® AAC applications. Displays included a Widgit symbol button…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
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van der Meer, Larah; Kagohara, Debora; Achmadi, Donna; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sutherland, Dean; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We compared speed of acquisition and preference for using a speech-generating device (SGD) versus manual signing (MS) as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) options. Four children with developmental disabilities (DD), aged 5-10 years, were taught to request preferred objects using an iPod[R]-based SGD and MS. Intervention was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Children
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Siegel, Ellin B.; Lien, Susan E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2015
A single-subject, alternating treatment study compared the impact of two types of photograph displays of contrasting contextual complexity. The study examined the impact of high-context and no-context photographs, displayed on an iPad, on the ability of three preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to transition to play activities.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Photography, Visual Stimuli
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Wilkinson, Krista M.; McIlvane, William J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems often supplement oral communication for individuals with intellectual and communication disabilities. Research with preschoolers without disabilities has demonstrated that two visual--perceptual factors influence speed and/or accuracy of finding a target: the internal color and spatial…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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