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Lee, Yeunjoo; Vega, Luis A. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
Families play a critical role in the lives of students who use a speech generating device (SGD). This study address (a) mothers' experiences of having a child who uses a SGD, (b) their perception of the effectiveness of a SGD(s), (c) their perceived impacts of SGDs on their family dynamics, and (d) their perception of decision making process. Data…
Descriptors: Mother Attitudes, Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Experience
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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