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Direct linkYong, Yvonne H. L.; Dutt, Anuradha S.; Chen, Mo; Yeong, Adeline M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
This study compared a picture exchange (PE) system and an iPad®-based speech generating device (SGD) when teaching requesting skills to preschoolers with developmental disabilities and limited functional speech. A multiple baseline design with counterbalancing the order of two instruction conditions across participants was applied to compare the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities, Delayed Speech
Rutherford, Marion; Baxter, Julie; Grayson, Zoe; Johnston, Lorna; O'Hare, Anne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Visual supports are recommended in autism spectrum disorder clinical guidelines. They can reduce anxiety, increase predictability, support communication and improve participation. They are implemented regularly in schools, but evidence about home visual supports is limited. This article reports results of a scoping literature review, alongside…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Stimuli, Visual Aids
Gevarter, Cindy; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sammarco, Nicolette; Watkins, Laci; Kuhn, Michelle; Sigafoos, Jeff – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different speech-generating device displays and vocabulary organizations on the acquisition of multi-step requesting responses in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Four young children with ASD were taught to use an iPad® application to make requests using both a taxonomically…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices
Download full textMeeks, Jamy H. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2017
With the increase in the number of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is imperative to determine productive interventions to enhance communication skills. Recent investigations regarding the use of speech generated devices (SGD), such as the Apple iPad, to communicate have been performed with mixed results (Flores,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Assistive Technology, Communication Skills
Murray, Jannelle – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2014
Individuals with autism typically display inefficiencies in communication. With increasing numbers of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is necessary to find effective methods of communication for these children. Augmentative and alternative communication interventions develop communication skills using unconventional…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Communication Skills, Children
Alrusayni, Norah – Online Submission, 2017
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using the high-tech speech-generating device with Proloquo2Go app to reduce echolalic utterances in a student with autism during conversational speech. After observing that the iPad device with several apps was used by the students and that it served as a communication device, language…
Descriptors: Autism, Assistive Technology, Behavior Problems, Interviews
Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Both picture exchange, a low-tech picturebased communication system, and technologybased interventions, such as the iPad™ with communication application, are emerging treatments for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the National Autism Center (2009). Recently, investigations regarding the use of the Apple iPad™ to…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices
Gevarter, Cindy; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Rojeski, Laura; Sammarco, Nicolette; Sigafoos, Jeff; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Lang, Russell – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications may differ in their use of display and design elements. Using a multielement design, this study compared mand acquisition in three preschool-aged males with autism spectrum disorder, across three different displays in two iPad® AAC applications. Displays included a Widgit symbol button…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children
