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Thomas J. Kehle; Melissa A. Bray; Melissa M. Root; Lea A. Theodore; Marisa A. del Campo – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Shortly after accepting my current position as a professor at the University of Connecticut in 1987, I was asked to meet a third-grade student who had not spoken a word in an educational setting for nearly 5 years. During preschool, kindergarten, and in the elementary grades, he was mute. However, in non-educational settings, although shy, he…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
Ganz, Jennifer B., Ed.; Simpson, Richard L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2019
People who have both autism spectrum disorder and complex communication needs require specialized, multidisciplinary interventions and supports to boost their independence and quality of life. Find up-to-date, evidence-supported information and strategies in this book, the newest volume in the respected Augmentative and Alternative Communication…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
Elizabeth Ijalba – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In 2010, I commenced research aimed at developing effective methodologies in parent education with Hispanic immigrant families of children with language and communication impairments. I aimed to learn how mothers' perceptions and cultural values influenced their experience in raising a child with autism, and I wanted to determine the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Mothers, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Parent Education
Wilkinson, Lee A., Ed. – APA Books, 2014
School professionals and clinicians share the challenge of identifying and providing interventions for the increasing number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This book is an authoritative resource that presents up-to-date research and evidence-based tools for accurate assessment and intervention. It includes procedures to help…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evaluation
Freeman, Gerald G. – 1977
The author demonstrates that special speech and language services can be provided in the regular classroom through the collaborative efforts of speech-language pathologists and regular classroom teachers. In the opening chapters, a brief primer on the speech and language problems which may be encountered among children in regular education…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Ancillary Services, Communication Problems, Early Childhood Education
Gallagher, James J., Ed. – 1975
Fourteen research reviews are presented in two sections: child development research (seven papers) and the application of the research to exceptional children (seven papers). Topics discussed in Section 1 are language acquisition by Kenneth Ruder, William A. Bricker, and Charlotte Ruder; perception by James J. Gallagher; concept formation by…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Problems, Concept Formation, Emotional Disturbances