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Laura Durston; Michael T. Clarke; Gloria Soto – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
The relationships between the use of nouns and verbs, and other word classes have been well established in the typical language development literature. However, questions remain as to whether the same relationships are seen in the language use of individuals who use graphic symbol-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The aim of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Nouns, Verbs, Form Classes (Languages)
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Sterrett, Kyle; Holbrook, Alison; Landa, Rebecca; Kaiser, Ann; Kasari, Connie – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
The use of speech-generating devices (SGD) in early interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can improve communication and spoken language outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe children's responsiveness to SGD input modeled by a social partner during adult-child play interactions over a 24-week intervention…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interaction, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Fuller, Donald R.; Lloyd, Lyle L. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1987
Thirty-one cognitively normal college students unfamiliar with Blissymbolics were able to make reliable ratings of the perceived complexity of 91 Blissymbols. Based on these ratings, a correlational analysis indicated that the semantic variable "semantic elements" and the physical variable "number of strokes" were the best…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Difficulty Level, Orthographic Symbols