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Predictors of Expressive Language Change for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Receiving AAC-Infused Comprehensive Intervention
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Rose, Veronica; Paynter, Jessica; Vivanti, Giacomo; Keen, Deb; Trembath, David – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Comprehensive interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often incorporate augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); however, variability in outcomes exists even among children who access similar intervention. This study investigated predictors of expressive language change for 48 children with ASD aged 31 to 67 months…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Expressive Language, Children, Autism
Expressive Communication of Children with Autism
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Chiang, Hsu-Min; Lin, Yueh-Hsien – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
Expressive communication of Australian and Taiwanese children with autism who had limited spoken language was observed in naturalistic settings. Communicative forms, functions, and partners were investigated. No significant differences existed in the characteristics of expressive communication between children with speech and those without speech.…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism
Failure to Confirm the Word-Retrieval Problem Hypothesis in Facilitated Communication.
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Vazquez, Carol A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
Three nonspeaking children with autism who had used facilitated communication were evaluated with four experimentally controlled tasks. Findings suggested a generalized language deficit, rather than isolated word-finding or perceptual difficulties, and were consistent with previous studies revealing facilitator cuing. Questions are raised about…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Skills, Evaluation
A Multitask Controlled Evaluation of Facilitated Communication.
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Vazquez, Carol A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study tested the validity of facilitated communication with 2 students (ages 10 and 12) with autism, using a picture identification task, video task, and object identification. Subjects were able to report information unknown to the facilitator in one out of four controlled sessions. Strong evidence for direct cuing between subject and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills
Facilitated Communication; The Effects of Facilitator Knowledge and Level of Assistance on Output.
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Smith, Marcia Datlow; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Ten individuals (ages 14-51) with autism participated in 6 experimental facilitated communication sessions, 2 with no help, 2 with partial assistance, and 2 with full assistance. Within each session, the facilitator had knowledge of the experimental stimuli on half of the trials. Results revealed no cases of correct responding independent of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism
Facilitated Communication: An Experimental Evaluation.
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Regal, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
Nineteen adults with developmental disabilities, judged competent in facilitated communication, participated in a validation study using an information passing design requiring short-term recall of stimulus cards with shapes, colors, and numbers. Results failed to validate facilitated communication for the group as a whole, any individual…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills