Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities articles from September 2001

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities archives from September 2001

Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Persons with Autism: History, Issues, and Unanswered Questions.
September 22, 2001... History Lloyd, Fuller, and Arvidson (1997) define augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as an area of inquiry and practice emphasizing "the supplementation or replacement of natural speech and/or writing using aided and/or...

Autism, Augmentative Communication, and Assistive Technology: What Do We Really Know?
September 22, 2001... This article provides a review of the empirical literature on a number of topics related to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and assistive technology as they have been used to support communication and learning in individuals...

Conditional Use of Aided and Unaided AAC: A Review and Clinical Case Demonstration.
September 22, 2001... Individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities often have severe communication impairment and are therefore candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). For these individuals, successful communication across a...

Effects of Symbol, Referent, and Instructional Variables on the Acquisition of Aided and Unaided Symbols by Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
September 22, 2001... Individuals with little or no functional speech as a result of autism spectrum disorders frequently rely on aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) symbols and signs to augment or replace natural speech. This has led...

Is There a Role for Speech Output in Interventions for Persons with Autism? A Review.
September 22, 2001... Technological advances in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) have provided a "voice" to many persons through voice output communication aids and talking word processors. This voice has been hypothesized to have advantages over...

The Effect of an Augmentative Communication Intervention on the Communication, Behavior, and Academic Program of an Adolescent with Autism.
September 22, 2001... This classroom intervention describes a nonverbal and behaviorally and cognitively challenged adolescent with autism who participates in a data-based, total immersion, augmentative communication intervention. Using a natural aided language...

Dynamic Assessment of Graphic Symbol Combinations by Children with Autism.
September 22, 2001... Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) techniques and strategies have provided communication opportunities for children with autism who are unable to use speech. Previous research has indicated that some children with autism are able...