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Direct linkMelinda R. Snodgrass; Sarah N. Douglas; Virginia L. Walker; Yun-Ching Chung – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
Despite advances in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), outcomes among children who require AAC remain discouraging. Practitioners may benefit from guidelines to aid decision-making in relation to supporting pre-linguistic communicators. We conducted an open-ended questionnaire of 30 AAC professionals from six…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Decision Making, Evaluation, Communication Skills
Kristy Logan; Teresa Iacono; David Trembath – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Children who lack functional spoken language are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Aided AAC and naturalistic interventions offer the potential to extend the communication functions demonstrated by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are nonspeaking. Related intervention research, however, has been…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Amery, Rebecca; Wunungmurra, Julie Gungungbuy; Raghavendra, Parimala; Buku?atjpi, Gurima?u; Dikul Baker, Rachel; Gumbula, Farrah; Barker, Ruth; Theodoros, Deborah; Amery, Howard; Massey, Libby; Lowell, Anne – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Yol?u, Aboriginal people from Arnhem Land, Australia are at risk of Machado-Joseph disease, with progressive loss of speech. Yol?u are interested in developing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in their own languages. This research aimed to develop a culturally responsive process to explore and create a core vocabulary word…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Languages
Amery, Rebecca; Wunungmurra, Julie Gungungbuy; Buku?atjpi, Gurima?u; Dikul Baker, Rachel; Gumbula, Farrah; Yunupingu, Elah; Raghavendra, Parimala; Barker, Ruth; Theodoros, Deborah; Amery, Howard; Massey, Libby; Lowell, Anne – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Yol?u (Aboriginal Australians of northeast Arnhem Land) are interested in developing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in their own languages to support communication opportunities and participation for their family members living with Machado-Joseph disease. Designing AAC systems in Aboriginal languages requires…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Language Usage, Indigenous Populations
Watson, Eleanor; Raghavendra, Parimala; Crocker, Ruth – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Mental health and wellbeing are foundational in human interaction and life satisfaction. Persons with complex communication needs are at risk of reduced mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this project was to identify the facilitators and barriers that individuals with complex communication needs experience when attending to their mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Well Being, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Adults
Sellwood, Darryl; Raghavendra, Parimala; Walker, Ruth – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
The aims of this study were to investigate the lived experiences of people with complex communication needs in developing romantic and sexual relationships, and identify and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered in pursuing these relationships. For the study, nine participants were interviewed. All were at least 21-years-old, used…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Østvik, Jørn; Ytterhus, Borgunn; Balandin, Susan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Although research on friendship among children without any reported disability is extensive, the investigation of the characteristics of friendship among children who are using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) has received little attention. In this systematic literature review we investigated the current research on…
Descriptors: Friendship, Children, Preadolescents, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Tsai, Meng-Ju – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Speech language pathologists (SLPs) play a leading role in overall augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) service delivery. Several changes (e.g., the provision of university AAC courses) related to AAC occurred in Taiwan in the past. However, little information of AAC services provided by SLPs in Taiwan is available. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Hospitals, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
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
Beauchamp, Fiona; Bourke-Taylor, Helen; Brown, Ted – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
Background: Many children with cerebral palsy learn to use technology to access their environments and communicate; however, minimal research informs practice. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study with purposive sampling recruited 10 therapists (occupational, speech, and physiotherapists) from one early intervention service. Data were…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Cerebral Palsy, Assistive Technology
Cologon, Kathy; Mevawalla, Zinnia – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
The importance of communication partner intervention to support the successful implementation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies has been established. Despite this, limited knowledge and use of AAC form serious barriers to inclusion. In this study, 196 pre-service early childhood teachers were taught key word signing…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Trembath, David; Iacono, Teresa; Lyon, Katie; West, Denise; Johnson, Hilary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Many adults with autism spectrum disorders have complex communication needs and may benefit from the use of augmentative and alternative communication. However, there is a lack of research examining the specific communication needs of these adults, let alone the outcomes of interventions aimed at addressing them. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
Bedwani, Mary-Ann Naguib; Bruck, Susan; Costley, Debra – Cogent Education, 2015
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often have restricted verbal communication. For children who do not use functional speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices can be an important support. We evaluated the effectiveness of one AAC programme, the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) using a Vantage…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Grace, Emma; Raghavendra, Parimala; Newman, Lareen; Wood, Denise; Connell, Tim – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2014
Youth with complex communication needs (CCN) face increased barriers to their social participation due to limited communication abilities and opportunities. Youth today use the internet as a social tool and youth with CCN may also benefit from internet use to increase their social participation. Five youth between the ages of 10-18 with CCN who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Social Networks, Intervention
Chiang, Hsu-Min – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between spontaneous and elicited expressive communication in Australian and Taiwanese children with autism who were nonverbal or had limited speech. Thirty-four children with autism (17 Australian and 17 Taiwanese children) participated in this study. Each participant was observed for 2…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Foreign Countries, Language Impairments
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