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Naturalistic Augmentative and Alternative Communication Instruction for Practitioners and Individuals with Autism
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Ganz, Jennifer B.; Hong, Ee Rea; Leuthold, Elizabeth; Yllades, Valeria – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
Using speech as an effective communication method is a challenge for many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Research suggests aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) used with young individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) can result in improved communication quality and frequency. The effectiveness of AAC…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Implementation
Developing the Personal Narratives of Children with Complex Communication Needs Associated with Intellectual Disabilities: What Is the Potential of Storysharing®?
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Bunning, Karen; Gooch, Lynsey; Johnson, Miranda – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Sharing personal experience in narrative is challenging for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The aim was to investigate the potential of Storysharing® (Storysharing is an innovative communication method based on personal narrative, which has been developed to support conversations with people who have severe difficulties in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention
Multiple Repair Sequences in Everyday Conversations Involving People with Parkinson's Disease
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Griffiths, Sarah; Barnes, Rebecca; Britten, Nicky; Wilkinson, Ray – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Features of dysarthria associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), such as low volume, variable rate of speech and increased pauses, impact speaker intelligibility. Those affected report restricted interactional participation, although this area is under explored. Aims: To examine naturally occurring instances of problems with…
Descriptors: Diseases, Speech Impairments, Mutual Intelligibility, Interpersonal Communication
"Let's Talk!": Increasing Novel Peer-Directed Questions by High School Students with Autism to Their General Education Peers
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Reilly, Caitlin; Hughes, Carolyn; Harvey, Michelle; Brigham, Nicolette; Cosgriff, Joseph; Kaplan, Lauren; Bernstein, Rebekah – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
We taught three high school students with high-functioning autism to increase their novel peer-directed questions when using a communication book to converse with general education partners at school. Novel question training was associated with participants asking peer-directed questions not displayed in communication books across a variety of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Autism, Peer Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
Dual Development of Conversational and Narrative Discourse: Mother and Child Interactions during Narrative Co-Construction
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Kelly, Kimberly Reynolds; Bailey, Alison L. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
We investigated longitudinally the co-constructed narratives of 31 mother-child dyads collected when the children were 3-, 4-, and 5-years old, examining the dual development of child conversational and narrative discourse skills and the impact of maternal verbal assistance. Linear mixed-model analysis revealed that children's developmental…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Child Development