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Frequency and Correlates of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Use in an Autistic Inpatient Sample
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Elizabeth A. DeLucia; Tyler C. McFayden; Megan Fok; Theresa M. Andrzejewski; Angela Scarpa; Christina G. McDonnell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Although augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies are often used by autistic youth, little is known about the use of AAC in inpatient psychiatric settings. This study evaluated how demographic and clinical factors (e.g., language level, IQ) related to AAC use in a well-characterized sample of 527 autistic youth (78.7% male, mean…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Patients, Youth
Long-Term Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Combined with Augmentative Communication, Are Related to Uncinate Fasciculus Integrity in Autism
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Pardini, Matteo; Elia, Maurizio; Garaci, Francesco G.; Guida, Silvia; Coniglione, Filadelfo; Krueger, Frank; Benassi, Francesca; Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Recent evidence points to white-matter abnormalities as a key factor in autism physiopathology. Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging, we studied white-matter structural properties in a convenience sample of twenty-two subjects with low-functioning autism exposed to long-term augmentative and alternative communication, combined with sessions of cognitive…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Integrity, Therapy