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Shiyuan Tang; Shulan Zeng; Shengping Li; Milon Potmešil – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2024
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) refers to methods and tools that facilitate communication for individuals with limited functional speech. This study aims to present and analyse the research status of AAC interventions for children with special needs in mainland China using a bibliometric analysis approach. The researcher conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Research
Enhancing Communication Skills in Students with Autism: A UAE Case Study on iPad-Based Interventions
Mohammed Alzyoudi; Fawzi Alghazali – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This study investigates the efficacy of iPad-based interventions in improving communication skills among students with autism, focusing on two participants with minimal functional speech. Materials/methods: A multiple baseline design was employed, consisting of two phases--a baseline phase (A), where the participants had access…
Descriptors: Tablet Computers, Intervention, Communication Skills, Students with Disabilities
Kristy Logan; Teresa Iacono; David Trembath – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Children who lack functional spoken language are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Aided AAC and naturalistic interventions offer the potential to extend the communication functions demonstrated by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are nonspeaking. Related intervention research, however, has been…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Laher, Zakiyya; Dada, Shakila – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Aided language stimulation is an augmented input strategy that facilitates the expressive and receptive language skills of persons who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The aim of this study was to determine and compare the acquisition of receptive vocabulary items during implementation of aided language stimulation with…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Receptive Language, Severe Intellectual Disability, Language Acquisition
Sofia Wallin; Gunilla Thunberg; Helena Hemmingsson; Jenny Wilder – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2024
Background and aims: Teachers serve as critical communication partners for students with intellectual disability (ID) who face communication difficulties. However, teachers may lack sufficient training in using communication partner strategies and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in the classroom. This study aimed to explore…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Communication (Thought Transfer), Teacher Response
Muttiah, Nimisha; Gormley, Jessica; Drager, Kathryn D. R. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Currently, a small number of studies discuss augmentative and alternative (AAC) interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The primary purpose of this scoping review was to summarize the current evidence base on communication-based interventions and partner training in LMICs, to explore and identify gaps in the AAC evidence base…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Developing Nations
Nordlund, Hanna; Fäldt, Anna – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Parental interventions can help parents use strategies to support their child's language and communication development. The ComAlong courses are parental interventions that focus on responsive communication, enhanced milieu teaching, and augmentative and alternative communication. This interview study aimed to investigate the course leaders'…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Parent Education, Intervention, Communication Skills
Xiaofan Zhang; Rachel E. Robertson; Dan Li; Wei Shen; Qin Li – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a speech-generating device (SGD) application on manding skills in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Given the communication challenges faced by many individuals with ASD, alternative methods for expressing needs are crucial. The SGD utilized speech synthesis technology to provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Young Children
Fjeldvang, Ragnhild Therese; Nordaas, Marit Giske; von Tetzchner, Stephen; Stadskleiv, Kristine – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) comprise a heterogeneous group, but all need follow-up to assure the appropriateness of implemented interventions. To enable this, outcome measures such as the Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (FIATS-AAC) may be used.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Assistive Technology, Foreign Countries
Young, Amy; Clendon, Sally; Doell, Elizabeth – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2023
A descriptive case-study design was used to document the implementation of a four-phase intervention for a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in an inclusive classroom. The focus of the intervention was on enhancing social communication through peer modelling of the child's…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Intervention
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
Lanphere, Amy; Terlektsi, Emmanouela – Deafness & Education International, 2023
The purpose of this case study was to explore the communication needs of a child with deafness and cerebral palsy (DCP) and how these needs can be supported by interventions targeting the use of communication approaches and strategies. One semi-structured interview with the child's parents and five observations of the child in different contexts…
Descriptors: Deafness, Students with Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Student Needs
Bayldon, Helen; Clendon, Sally; Doell, Elizabeth – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This research examined an evidence based dialogic shared reading strategy which incorporated aided language modelling and increased communication partner responsiveness with two children with complex physical, cognitive, and sensory needs (CPCSN) who use auditory plus visual partner assisted scanning (PAS) to access a Pragmatic Organised Dynamic…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Reading Strategies, Intervention, Students with Disabilities
Lindenschot, Marieke; de Groot, Imelda J. M.; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria W. G.; Steultjens, Esther M. J.; Koene, Saskia; Graff, Maud J. L. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2022
In pediatric health care there is increasing attention for a child-centered approach, also referred to as personalized care (Coyne, Hallstrom, & Soderback, 2016). In this care it is essential to assess personal relevant functioning, hence, to explore which activities are important for a child and to assess the quality of performance of these…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intellectual Disability, Communication Disorders, Multiple Disabilities
Leonhartsberger, Sabine; Huber, Eva; Brandstötter, German; Stoeckel, Ruth; Baas, Becky; Weber, Christoph; Holzinger, Daniel – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
Motor learning principles guide treatment of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Previous studies found children to benefit from higher-intensity conditions; however, they did not control for the total amount of therapy time. The aims of the article are to examine the effects of high versus low treatment frequency in intervention for CAS in…
Descriptors: German, Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Motor Development