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Reem Muharib; Virginia Walker; Walker Dunn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of tablet-based speech-generating devices (SGDs) in improving communication skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 31 single-case design intervention studies involving 84 individuals with ASD were reviewed and included in the analysis. We calculated Tau-U to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tablet Computers, Communication Skills, Intervention
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Brenna Griffen; Christine Holyfield; Elizabeth R. Lorah; Nicolette Caldwell – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
This study examined the effects of an intervention package using high-tech augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with Naturalistic Instruction (NI), time delay, and prompting during social routines for preschoolers on the autism spectrum. The AAC was a communication application on a tablet programmed with color photo representations of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Prompting, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Mohammed Alzyoudi; Fawzi Alghazali – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This study investigates the efficacy of iPad-based interventions in improving communication skills among students with autism, focusing on two participants with minimal functional speech. Materials/methods: A multiple baseline design was employed, consisting of two phases--a baseline phase (A), where the participants had access…
Descriptors: Tablet Computers, Intervention, Communication Skills, Students with Disabilities
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Nouf M. Alzrayer – International Education Studies, 2024
Several communication interventions have been used with nonverbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for a long time. One of these methods that are effective in enhancing the communication skills of these individuals is tablet-based devices (e.g., iPads). Special education teachers have a significant role in successfully implementing…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Tablet Computers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Nicole Anthony – Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
Friends are an important part of adolescent development. Autistic adolescents with a co-occurring ADHD diagnosis may struggle with the social communication skills necessary to make friends (i.e., verbal initiations and on-topic responses) due to the characteristics of both disorders. This study used an alternating treatment design to compare a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity, Interpersonal Communication
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Xiaofan Zhang; Rachel E. Robertson; Dan Li; Wei Shen; Qin Li – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a speech-generating device (SGD) application on manding skills in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Given the communication challenges faced by many individuals with ASD, alternative methods for expressing needs are crucial. The SGD utilized speech synthesis technology to provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Young Children
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Allyson Pitzel; Sara Sanders; Kristine Jolivette; Olivia R. Hester; Aimee J. Hackney – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of choice-making and intensified self-statement instruction on persuasive writing performance using an iPad after receiving instruction in self-regulated strategy development through a reversal design with a student with autism and comorbid mental health diagnoses in a residential treatment…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity, High School Students, Residential Institutions