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Heather J. Forbes; Jason C. Travers; Jenee Vickers Johnson – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a popular augmentative and alternative communication intervention for individuals with developmental disabilities that includes six, sequential phases of instruction. We systematically reviewed published and unpublished single-case PECS studies for details about the percentage of participants…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Pictorial Stimuli, Program Effectiveness
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Chenausky, Karen V.; Maffei, Marc; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Green, Jordan R. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production data in minimally verbal individuals are valuable for a variety of purposes, including phenotyping, clinical assessment, and treatment monitoring. Both perceptual…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Data Collection, Speech Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Ganz, J. B.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Reichle, Joe; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Foster, Margaret; Pierson, Lauren M.; Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Bernal, Armando J.; Chen, Man; Haas, April N.; Liao, Ching-Yi; Sallese, Mary Rose; Skov, Rachel; Smith, S. D. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
This meta-analysis examined communication outcomes in single-case design studies of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions and their relationship to participant characteristics. Variables addressed included chronological age, pre-intervention communication mode, productive repertoire, and pre-intervention imitation skills.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Age Differences, Individual Characteristics
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Allen, Anna A.; Shane, Howard C.; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Haynes, Charles W. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
For this study, 11 children with moderate to severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were given directives containing prepositions in three cue conditions: (a) spoken alone, (b) a short video clip along with spoken cues, and (c) a sequence of three graphic symbols accompanied by spoken cues. Participants followed directives significantly more…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Cues, Speech Communication