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Speech-Generating Devices versus Manual Signing for Children with Developmental Disabilities
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van der Meer, Larah; Kagohara, Debora; Achmadi, Donna; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Sutherland, Dean; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We compared speed of acquisition and preference for using a speech-generating device (SGD) versus manual signing (MS) as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) options. Four children with developmental disabilities (DD), aged 5-10 years, were taught to request preferred objects using an iPod[R]-based SGD and MS. Intervention was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Children
Assessing Preferences for AAC Options in Communication Interventions for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
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van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Lancioni, Giulio E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We synthesized studies that assessed preference for using different augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) options. Studies were identified via systematic searches of electronic databases, journals, and reference lists. Studies were evaluated in terms of: (a) participants, (b) setting, (c) communication options assessed, (d) design, (e)…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Attitudes
Teaching Requesting and Rejecting Sequences to Four Children with Developmental Disabilities Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Choi, Hayoung; O'Reilly, Mark; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of teaching an integrated requesting-rejecting sequence. Four children with developmental disabilities were taught to request missing items and reject wrong items using either speech-generating devices (SGD) or picture-exchange (PE) communication. Data showed that the introduction of the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Evaluation
Assisting People with Developmental Disabilities to Improve Pointing Efficiency with a Dual Cursor Automatic Pointing Assistive Program
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Chung, Chiao-Chen; Chiang, Ming-Shan; Shih, Ching-Tien – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study evaluated whether two persons with developmental disabilities would be able to improve their pointing performance through a Dual Cursor Automatic Pointing Assistive Program (DCAPAP) with a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replaces standard mouse driver, and is able to intercept/detect mouse movement action). First,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Maintenance, Developmental Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Narrative Review of Comparative Single-Subject Experimental Studies
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Schlosser, Ralf W.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as an area of clinical and educational practice involves a myriad of decisions related to the symbols, devices, and strategies from which each client must choose. These decision-making points can be productively informed through evidence from comparative intervention studies. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Comparative Analysis
Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities to Locate Their AAC Device
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Sigafoos, Jeff; O'Reilly, Mark; Seely-York, Sue; Edrisinha, Chaturi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
Students with autism and related developmental disabilities who do not speak are often taught to use some type of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system, such as a voice output communication aid (VOCA). One problem with such devices is that the person may be unable to communicate when the device is not readily accessible. We first…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Teaching Methods