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Ciara L. Ousley; Cindy Gevarter; Sophia R. D'Agostino – Young Exceptional Children, 2024
During their early years, children with autism may not meet the same communication and language milestones as their peers (Wodka et al., 2013). Many children with autism experience language delays and may rely on one-word or phrase speech, rather than using grammatically fluent speech (Anderson et al., 2007; Wodka et al., 2013) that is often…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Acquisition, Delayed Speech, Behavior Modification
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Emily N. White; Sara K. Snyder; Rachel R. Cagliani; Kevin M. Ayres – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (n.d.) suggests that acquisition and use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is dynamic and that learning multiple modalities may be beneficial particularly for those individuals with severe disabilities. Evaluation of response variability after training multiple modalities has yet…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Communication Disorders, Learning Modalities
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Ousley, Ciara L.; Raulston, Tracy J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder often display some form of challenging behavior and have complex communication needs. Functional communication training is an evidence-based practice that (a) decreases challenging behavior and (b) increases appropriate communicative behavior. Recent research has demonstrated how using augmentative and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
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Shannon M. Angley; Daniel R. Mitteer; Brian D. Greer; Omar M. Elwasli; Wayne W. Fisher – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Functional communication training (FCT) is an effective intervention for teaching communication responses and reducing challenging behavior. One limitation of FCT is that frequent reinforcement may be impractical or impossible in many situations. Recently, Mitteer et al. published a tutorial in the journal "AAC" that provided video…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification
Lauramarie Pope – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Many children on the autism spectrum struggle significantly in their early language development, entering kindergarten with little or no functional speech (Kasari et al., 2014; Rose et al., 2016). Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) are a promising approach for supporting early language and communication development for…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Reichle, Joe; O'Neill, Robert E.; Johnston, Susan S. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
This article extends Dr. Bob Remington's call for collaborations between those supporting behavioral approaches and those supporting more natural developmental approaches to beginning communication intervention. This article expands areas previously discussed by Dr. Remington. Topics that are addressed include pivotal behaviors that may facilitate…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Modification, Intervention
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Ogden, Nicolette; Walker, Virginia L.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Carpenter, Megan E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Functional communication training (FCT) is an evidence-based practice for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that can be implemented by practitioners in school settings. However, few studies have explored effective and sustainable training approaches to support paraeducators in their implementation of FCT. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Communication Skills, Training
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Alzrayer, Nouf M.; Aldabas, Rashed; Alhossein, Abdulkarim; Alharthi, Hanan – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI) have been shown to facilitate the development of spontaneous language in individuals with speech and language impairment. Several meta-analyses have reported a small number of studies that utilized naturalistic teaching approaches combined with augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Modification, Intervention
Ganz, Jay B.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Reichle, Joe; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Foster, Margaret; Haas, April N.; Pierson, Lauren M.; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Bernal, Armando; Chen, Man; Skov, Rachel; Smith, S. D. – Grantee Submission, 2022
For children with autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities who also have complex communication needs, communication is a necessary skill set to increase independence and quality of life. Understanding the how, where, and communication style being taught is important for identifying deficits in the field as well as which interventions…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Liao, Ching-Yi; Ganz, J. B.; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Haas, April N.; Ura, Sarah K.; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Morin, Kristi L. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Social-communication deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder often lead to undesirable outcomes in other domains, such as interpersonal relationships, employment, and participation in community activities. Parents may be ideal implementers of interventions to address these deficits when provided with instruction that is efficacious and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Parent Role
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Tapp, Melissa C.; Pennington, Robert C.; Clausen, Amy M.; Carpenter, Megan E. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
In the current investigation, we reviewed the literature on mand training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in schools. Ninety-three studies met our inclusion criteria including 225 individual participants. Data were extracted related to participant demographics (e.g., age, disability, response form) and study…
Descriptors: Verbal Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Students with Disabilities
Kimberly Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem of this basic qualitative study explored whether there is an underrepresentation of information surrounding strategies, systems, and programs special education teachers use to support students using augmentative alternative communication (AAC) and the impact said information has on student behaviors. The purpose of this basic…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior
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Ledford, Jennifer R.; Lambert, Joseph M.; Barton, Erin E.; Ayres, Kevin M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Identifying potentially effective practices for improving outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex process. In this article, we respond to recent reviews of evidence-based practices for individuals with ASD. We identify possible problems and make suggestions in relation to identifying well-specified practices,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
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Walker, Virginia L.; Carpenter, Megan E.; Clausen, Amy; Ealer, Katherine; Lyon, Kristin J. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of special educators' delivery of training that included an initial training session and follow-up coaching on paraprofessional implementation of an evidence-based practice for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Three special educators each trained a paraprofessional in their…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Role, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Coaching (Performance)
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Han, Chen; Cumming, Therese M. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022
The educational inclusion of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be challenging, due to behavioural issues. Scant research has been conducted to investigate behavioural interventions for students with ASD in the Chinese context. Since special education in China varies greatly from that in western countries such as Australia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities