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Amarie Carnett; Bailey Devine; Einar Ingvarsson; Barbara Esch – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Core vocabulary is defined as "lexical items that are accepted as being central and indispensable to language use" (Bell, 2012, p. 1). Use of core vocabulary is common amongst professionals who teach augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to individuals with disabilities. Although the use of AAC is often classified as an…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Marianne Elmquist; Becky Crowe; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Joe Reichle; Lauren Pierson; Jessica Simacek; Ee Rea Hong; Ching-Yi Liao; J. Birdie Ganz – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Many children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities benefit from augmentative and alternative communication strategies (AAC) to increase their communicative competency. Furthermore, caregiver-implemented AAC interventions are an effective and efficient strategy to improve communication outcomes. We reviewed the caregiver-implemented…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Children, Intellectual Disability
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Hanley, Edina; Martin, Anne-Marie; Dalton, Caroline; Lehane, Elaine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
People with severe/profound intellectual disability experience challenges in communicating and require their communication partners to adapt to their means of communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is recognised as a potential means to meet their communication needs. Interventions need to be aimed at both the individual…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
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Jane O'Regan Kleinert; Jaqueline F. Kearns; Judith L. Page; Harold L. Kleinert – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on teaching or increasing the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) by students with significant intellectual disabilities and complex communication needs (CCNs) within inclusive school settings. Method: A systematic review of research…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Inclusion, Educational Research
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Marianne Elmquist; Becky Crowe; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Joe Reichle; Lauren Pierson; Jessica Simacek; Ee Rea Hong; Ching-Yi Liao; J. Birdie Ganz – Grantee Submission, 2023
Many children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities benefit from augmentative and alternative communication strategies (AAC) to increase their communicative competency. Furthermore, caregiver-implemented AAC interventions are an effective and efficient strategy to improve communication outcomes. We reviewed the caregiver-implemented…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Children, Intellectual Disability
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Danker, Joanne; Dreyfus, Shoshana; Strnadová, Iva; Pilkinton, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Adults with severe/profound intellectual disability typically face poor communication outcomes as they are often nonverbal and need their supporters to provide for their communication needs. This review aimed to identify studies focused on the communication resources people with severe/profound intellectual disability use for…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication, Barriers, Affordances
J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Grantee Submission, 2022
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
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Jay B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; April N. Haas; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando Bernal; Man Chen; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
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 Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Wood, Si?n; Standen, Penny – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: A significant proportion of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience speech, language and communication difficulties which are associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes. Speech and language therapy (SLT) interventions are an important way to address these communication difficulties, yet there is limited…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Communication Skills
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Holyfield, Christine; O'Neill Zimmerman, Tara – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Today, an ever-increasing number of technological advancements are becoming mainstream. As the availability of technological innovations increases, so do opportunities for evaluating any benefits of those innovations in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) research for individuals with developmental disabilities. One…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Physiology, Assistive Technology
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Becky Crowe; Wendy Machalicek; Qi Wei; Christine Drew; Jay Ganz – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Establishing evidence- and research-based practices relies upon research synthesis of individual studies in reviews and meta analyses. Further summarizing scientific evidence about a specific topic by synthesizing reviews is an area of need to determine practices that have a strong evidence base and to identify areas of methodological weakness and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Children
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Benjamin Bailey; Lucy Bryant; Bronwyn Hemsley – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This review investigated virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) communication interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with communication disability and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well the feasibility of these technologies. A search of five scientific databases yielded 5385 potentially relevant records of which 69 met…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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
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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
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