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Baxter, Susan; Enderby, Pam; Evans, Philippa; Judge, Simon – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: There has been a rapid growth in recent years of available technologies for individuals with communication difficulties. Research in the area is currently underdeveloped with practitioners having a limited body of work on which to draw to guide the process of intervention. Concerns have been raised that this newly developed technology…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcome Measures, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Serpentine, Elizabeth C.; Tarnai, Balazs; Drager, Kathryn D. R.; Finke, Erinn H. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2011
A qualitative interview methodology was used to investigate the perspectives of 10 Hungarian parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) concerning their decision-making processes undertaken to make communication intervention decisions for their children. Six themes were identified from the data: (a) sources of information, (b)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Parents
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Duchan, Judith Felson; Calculator, Stephen; Sonnenmeier, Rae; Diehl, Sylvia; Cumley, Gary D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2001
This article discusses the risks involved for speech-pathologists in making choices about controversial practices and offers a clinical practice framework for gathering information about controversial approaches and for implementing and motioning their use. The framework is illustrated using facilitated communication as an example of a…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Conflict, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education