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Effects of Interventions Involving Tablet-Based Speech-Generating Devices for Individuals with ASD: A Meta-Analysis
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Reem Muharib; Virginia Walker; Walker Dunn – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of tablet-based speech-generating devices (SGDs) in improving communication skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 31 single-case design intervention studies involving 84 individuals with ASD were reviewed and included in the analysis. We calculated Tau-U to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tablet Computers, Communication Skills, Intervention
Brief Report: Randomized Test of the Efficacy of Picture Exchange Communication System on Highly Generalized Picture Exchanges in Children with ASD
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Yoder, Paul J.; Lieberman, Rebecca G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
A randomized control trial comparing two social-communication interventions in young children with autism examined far-transfer of the use of picture exchange to communicate. Thirty-six children were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions, one of which was the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). All children had access to…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
A Meta-Analysis of Single Case Research Studies on Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Ganz, Jennifer B.; Earles-Vollrath, Theresa L.; Heath, Amy K.; Parker, Richard I.; Rispoli, Mandy J.; Duran, Jaime B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2012
Many individuals with autism cannot speak or cannot speak intelligibly. A variety of aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) approaches have been investigated. Most of the research on these approaches has been single-case research, with small numbers of participants. The purpose of this investigation was to meta-analyze the single…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Visual Aids, Nonverbal Communication
Brief Report: Increasing Communication Skills for an Elementary-Aged Student with Autism Using the Picture Exchange Communication System.
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Kravits, Tamara R.; Kamps, Debra M.; Kemmerer, Katie; Potucek, Jessica – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2002
Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System on the spontaneous communication skills and social interactions of a 6-year-old girl with autism across her home and school environments were evaluated. Results indicated increases in spontaneous language, increases in intelligible verbalizations in two of three settings, and changes in peer…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Case Studies, Communication Skills