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Sievers, Stephanie B.; Trembath, David; Westerveld, Marleen F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
The aims of this study were to examine speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) knowledge and consideration of factors found in research when making clinical decisions regarding AAC for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and to reveal additional factors identified based on SLPs' clinical practice. A 20-question mixed-methods survey was…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Knowledge Level, Predictor Variables
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Sanders, Eric J.; Page, Thomas A.; Lesher, Deborah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine confidence levels and identify predictors of increased confidence of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) relative to different aspects of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment process. Method: Surveys were completed by 272 school-based SLPs. Questions were…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, School Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Beck, Ann R.; Thompson, James R.; Clay, Sandra L.; Hutchins, Margaret; Vogt, W. Paul; Romaniak, Beth; Sokolowski, Brandi – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2001
An experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of three variables (type of augmentative technique used to communicate, disability label, and user competence in communicating with an augmentative technique) on the attitudes of 289 preservice speech pathologists. Findings indicate that user components influenced cognitive evaluations, but…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education