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Friendship Experiences of Young Adults Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Dada, Shakila; Tonsing, Kerstin; Goldbart, Juliet – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Background: Friendship is a crucial relationship for young adults with disabilities as it offers practical support and enjoyment, and it is essential to well-being and health. The present study examined the friendships of young adults with physical disabilities whose challenges with natural speech necessitate the use of augmentative and…
Descriptors: Friendship, Young Adults, Physical Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Evaluating a Visual Communications Tool to Explore Risk and Safety with Nurses and Patients within an Intellectual Disability Forensic Service: A Pilot Study
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Quinn, Sam; Rhynas, Sarah J.; Gowland, Susan; Cameron, Lois; Braid, Nicola; Holloway, Aisha; O'Connor, Siobhan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Issues of risk and safety can be challenging to discuss with forensic patients with an intellectual disability. Talking Mats is a visual communication tool that facilitates therapeutic conversations. Method: A pilot study, adopting an ethnographic approach, was used to evaluate Talking Mats. Interviews and video observations were…
Descriptors: Safety, Intellectual Disability, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Nurses
Virtual Voice Assistant Applications Improved Expressive Verbal Abilities and Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Single-Subject Experimental Study
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Safi, Mohammed F.; Al Sadrani, Badriya; Mustafa, Ashraf – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The use of interactive technologies has been demonstrated to enhance verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as the social interaction tendencies of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We examined effects of using Virtual Voice Assistant (VVAs) in children with ASD with respect to two outcomes: speech skills and social interaction…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Verbal Communication
Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Social Validity: Intervention Priorities for Students with Complex Communication Needs
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Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca E. – Online Submission, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
The Preschool Checklist: Integration of Children with Severe Disabilities.
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Drinkwater, Sarah; Demchak, MaryAnn – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article presents and explains the Preschool Checklist, a measure that incorporates research-based guidelines for developing preschool programs that include children with severe disabilities. The checklist assesses four areas: (1) scheduling and instructional arrangements; (2) socialization and communication; (3) alternative communication; and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Check Lists, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Systems
Improving Communication between Regular Students and a Physically Impaired Non-Verbal Child Using Alternative Communication Systems in the Kindergarten Classroom.
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Watson, Joan L. – 1995
This practicum project was designed to improve communication in the kindergarten classroom between regular students and a mainstreamed nonverbal child with cerebral palsy. A target group of 24 pre-kindergartners was exposed to 12 weeks of the intervention which included such strategies as teaching the verbal students how to identify communication…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Classroom Communication