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The Picture Exchange Communication System: Effects on Manding and Speech Development for School-Aged Children with Autism
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Tincani, Matt; Crozier, Shannon; Alazett, Shannon – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
We examined the effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS; Frost & Bondy, 2002) on the manding (requesting) and speech development of school-aged children with autism. In study 1, two participants, Damian and Bob, were taught PECS within a delayed multiple baseline design. Both participants demonstrated increased levels of manding…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Preadolescents
Effects of a Positive Support Approach To Enhance Communicative Behaviors of Children with Mental Retardation Who Have Challenging Behaviors.
Hetzroni, Orit E.; Roth, Tali – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study investigated effects of a positive behavior support plan accompanied by an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention on the reduction of challenging behaviors in four children with moderate and severe mental retardation. Functional assessment was followed by a positive AAC support plan designed by the school team to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
AAC Team Perceptions: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device Use
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Bailey, Rita L.; Stoner, Julie B.; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Angell, Maureen E. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study provided an in-depth view of augmentative and alternative (AAC) team member's perceptions of AAC device use with older students. Six special education teachers and one speech-language pathologist (SLP) who worked as members of an AAC team were interviewed to determine their perceptions of AAC use in junior high and high school settings.…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Special Education Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Augmentative and Alternative Communication