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Zigler, Christina K.; Lucas, Nicole; McFatrich, Molly; Gordon, Kelly L.; Jones, Harrison N.; Berent, Allyson; Panagoulias, Jennifer; Evans, Paula; Reeve, Bryce B. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Communication deficits have a substantial impact on quality of life for individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS) and their families, but limited qualitative work exists to support the necessary content of measures aiming to assess communication for these individuals. Following best practices for concept elicitation studies, we conducted individual…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Communication Skills, Caregivers, Children
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Savaldi-Harussi, Gat; Uziel, Sigal – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
This study's goal was to inform the selection of the most frequently used words to serve as a reference for core vocabulary selection for Hebrew-speaking children who require AAC. The paper describes the vocabulary used by 12 Hebrew-speaking preschool children with typical development in two different conditions: peer talk, and peer talk with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Word Frequency, Hebrew, Preschool Children
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Caron, Jessica; Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are often excluded from learning literacy skills that use phonological approaches due to challenges with verbal production of speech sounds. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of systematic literacy instruction with materials modified to teach letter-sound…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Literacy Education
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Radici, Elena; Heboyan, Vahé; De Leo, Gianluca – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2023
In order to meet the communication needs of individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, communication partners are often responsible for the programming of the AAC devices. However, the prolonged learning time and operational demands of AAC devices are often barriers to an efficient use of time during a therapy…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Vocabulary Development, Handheld Devices
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Ousley, Ciara L.; Raulston, Tracy J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder often display some form of challenging behavior and have complex communication needs. Functional communication training is an evidence-based practice that (a) decreases challenging behavior and (b) increases appropriate communicative behavior. Recent research has demonstrated how using augmentative and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
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Hanley, Edina; Martin, Anne-Marie; Dalton, Caroline; Lehane, Elaine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
People with severe/profound intellectual disability experience challenges in communicating and require their communication partners to adapt to their means of communication. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is recognised as a potential means to meet their communication needs. Interventions need to be aimed at both the individual…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
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Sofia Wallin; Helena Hemmingsson; Gunilla Thunberg; Jenny Wilder – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Most students with intellectual and communicative disability who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) attend non-inclusive school settings. Little is known about turn-taking and the use of various communication modes in groups of students and staff in this context. Previous studies on single students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication
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Jamie B. Boster; Ursula M. Findlen; Kevin Pitt; John W. McCarthy – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Children with complex communication needs often have multiple disabilities including visual impairments that impact their ability to interact with aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Just as the field benefited from a consideration of visual cognitive neuroscience in construction of visual displays, an exploration of…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Multiple Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Marinda Raubenheimer; Salomé Geertsema; Mia Le Roux; Marien A. Graham – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2024
Vestibular input (VI) activities are linked with skill learning, engagement, and communication. This study investigated the influence of VI activities on the responses of non-verbal children with autism spectrum disorders (CWASD) when prompted to request a reinforcer using picture exchange communication. A single subject alternating treatment…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Sensory Experience
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Brittney Cooper; Gloria Soto – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
The selection of appropriate vocabulary is a crucial and challenging aspect of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention. Core vocabulary lists are frequently used to support vocabulary selection for children who require AAC. A vocabulary domain that has garnered limited attention within the AAC literature is relational basic…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Word Lists, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Clancy Conlon; Barbra Zupan; Robyn Preston – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a core component of speech pathology practice. However, international literature has highlighted that speech language pathologists (SLPs) may not feel confident or competent in this area. Confidence and competence are critical factors in therapy as they can impact the quality-of-service…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Competence, Self Esteem
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Helena Tegler; Helen Melander Bowden – Classroom Discourse, 2024
Using the framework of conversation analysis, this paper examines aided-speaking students' unsolicited speech-generating device (SGD)-mediated questions in teacher-fronted classroom talk. The analysis draws on a corpus of 18 h of video-recorded classroom interactions including 23 aided-speaking students using SGDs or picture-based communication…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Verbal Communication, Classroom Communication
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Lindley-Baker, Julia; Mills, Laura – British Journal of Special Education, 2022
"We love the fact she can learn through play, because she is learning but not realizing, and she does not feel pressurized to learn" (parent of a child with neurodiverse developmental disorders [NDD]). Engaging children with NDD in meaningful learning can be challenging, and that challenge is exacerbated when children are neither…
Descriptors: Play, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Children
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Christine K. Syriopoulou-Delli; Gkiolnta Eleni – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Communication deficits are one of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems are utilized to facilitate the communication and language development of children with ASD. This review examines the research literature on the use of aided and unaided AAC systems in interventions for…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Program Effectiveness
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Rachel D. Young; Alexandra M. Da Fonte; Miriam C. Boesch; Hanneh S. Shiheiber; Gillian C. Neff – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
Special education teachers have students in their classrooms with a variety of needs, and it is their responsibility to meet these needs for all students. Research shows special education teachers oftentimes enter the field with limited knowledge and skills to serve students with complex communication needs. The lack of background in augmentative…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Teacher Educators, Knowledge Level
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