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Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Jay B. Ganz; Ee Rea Hong; Claudia Dunn; Valeria Yllades; Lauren M. Pierson; Eunkyeng Baek; Margaret Foster – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
There is a lack of services to support adolescents and adults with ASD in different areas including social-communication intervention. The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis determining effects of social-communication interventions in improving social-communication skills for adolescents and adults with ASD. A search of databases…
Descriptors: Intervention, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Adolescents
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Ching-Yi Liao; J. B. Ganz; Kimberly J. Vannest; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Lauren M. Pierson; Valeria Yllades; Yi-Fan Li – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Caregiver involvement plays a critical role in the development of communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual/developmental disability (IDD). However, culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) families usually do not receive sufficient culturally and linguistically appropriate support due to language and…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Second Language Learning, Caregivers
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margarets Foster; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Marcus C. Fuller; April N. Haas; Mary Rose Sallese; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Grantee Submission, 2023
This comprehensive review reports on methodological quality of 162 single-case studies on augmentative and alternative communication interventions for communication and challenging behavior in individuals diagnosed with autism or intellectual disabilities and with complex communication needs. Following review for inclusion criteria, documents were…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margarets Foster; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Marcus C. Fuller; April N. Haas; Mary Rose Sallese; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This comprehensive review reports on methodological quality of 162 single-case studies on augmentative and alternative communication interventions for communication and challenging behavior in individuals diagnosed with autism or intellectual disabilities and with complex communication needs. Following review for inclusion criteria, documents were…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Grantee Submission, 2022
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
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Jay B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; April N. Haas; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando Bernal; Man Chen; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
For children with autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities who also have complex communication needs, communication is a necessary skill set to increase independence and quality of life. Understanding the how, where, and communication style being taught is important for identifying deficits in the field as well as which interventions…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Ching-Yi Liao; J. B. Ganz; Kimberly J. Vannest; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Lauren M. Pierson; Valeria Yllades; Yi-Fan Li – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The current meta-analytic review analyzed 43 studies published in English, Chinese, and Japanese to determine the effects of caregiver involvement for promoting communication skills of individuals with ASD and IDD. Tau-U effect sizes, the Kruskal-Wallis H test, and the Dunn post hoc test were employed to calculate for moderator analyses: child…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Communication Skills, Children, Age Differences
Sanikan Wattanawongwan – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The prevalence of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is growing worldwide. There is a lack of services to support adolescents and adults with ASD in different areas including social-communication intervention. To fill these research gaps in the literature, the three studies in this dissertation extended the literature on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Intervention, Interpersonal Competence