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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
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
Neal, Corinne; Brady, Nancy – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2022
Purpose: Interventions that target the full breadth of communication skills for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are needed in the literature. Narrative interventions for AAC would target the important communication skill of storytelling and may have broader academic and social effects. The authors review the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Intervention, Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Chenausky, Karen V.; Maffei, Marc; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Green, Jordan R. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production data in minimally verbal individuals are valuable for a variety of purposes, including phenotyping, clinical assessment, and treatment monitoring. Both perceptual…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Data Collection, Speech Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Aine M. Mooney Mahan; Allison Bean; Amy Miller Sonntag – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
Communicative competence for people who use augmentative and alternative communication consists of four interrelated domains: linguistic, strategic, social, and operational. Ongoing assessment and progress monitoring within these domains are crucial to (a) providing information to teach targeted skills in a manner contextualized within the…
Descriptors: Children, Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology
Bhana, Naima; McNaughton, David; Raulston, Tracy; Ousley, Ciara – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
Providing support to a child with complex communication needs during shared storybook reading activities can be challenging. Storybooks often contain specific vocabulary items (e.g., character names) that are key to conversations about the story but would be difficult to add and of limited long-term use in an augmentative and alternative…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Childrens Literature, Books, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Van Horne, Amanda J. Owen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This forum consists of articles that address the need for and approaches to assessment and treatment of morphology and syntax in children. Drawing on papers submitted by diverse laboratories working with multiple populations, this forum includes several articles describing different approaches to treatment, guidelines for goal setting,…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Guidelines, Goal Orientation
Franklin, Anita; Goff, Sarah – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Little research has been undertaken into how children with complex communication needs living in residential care are encouraged to express their views, be involved in decision-making, and importantly, make it known when they are unhappy. This group are often placed a long distance from home and can be some of the most vulnerable children in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Problems, Children, Residential Care
Mutumburanzou, Patricia – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
Individuals with severe learning disabilities have little or no speech and find it very difficult to communicate and learn new skills. Most of them were excluded from the education process due to the presumed inability to learn. However, it has been observed over time that individuals with severe learning disabilities (SLD) of all ages and types…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Children, Learning Disabilities
Saad, Mourad Ali Eissa – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2017
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that challenges families and professionals to find effective interventions that can improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The objectives of this paper are to find out social deficits and different interventions for autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Saad, Mourad Ali Eissa – Online Submission, 2017
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that challenges families and professionals to find effective interventions that can improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The objectives of this paper are to find out social deficits and different interventions for autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Pawlett, Jennifer – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2017
There is a significant increase of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); therefore, parents, educators, and specially trained instructional resource teachers need to come together to provide effective programming for these children. This paper provides a number of strategies and educational methods to assist educators in…
Descriptors: Barriers, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Murray, Jannelle – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2014
Individuals with autism typically display inefficiencies in communication. With increasing numbers of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is necessary to find effective methods of communication for these children. Augmentative and alternative communication interventions develop communication skills using unconventional…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Communication Skills, Children
Dodd, Janet L.; Gorey, Megan – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2014
Augmentative and alternative communication based interventions support individuals with complex communication needs in becoming effective and efficient communicators. However, there is often a disconnect between language models, communication opportunities, and desired intervention outcomes in the intervention process. This article outlines a…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Models, Delivery Systems
Exceptional Parent, 2011
This month's "FlagHouse Forum" focuses on how to choose the communicator best-suited to a child's special need. FlagHouse--a premier global supplier of resources for special needs, education, physical activity and recreation--is pleased to partner with "Exceptional Parent" to bring its readers this informational forum. Humans communicate with each…
Descriptors: Child Language, Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Disabilities
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