Review of methods for conducting speech research with minimally verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder

KV Chenausky, M Maffei… - Augmentative and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing
speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production …

ReCANVo: A database of real-world communicative and affective nonverbal vocalizations

KT Johnson, J Narain, T Quatieri, P Maes, RW Picard - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Nonverbal vocalizations, such as sighs, grunts, and yells, are informative expressions within
typical verbal speech. Likewise, individuals who produce 0–10 spoken words or word …

Modeling real-world affective and communicative nonverbal vocalizations from minimally speaking individuals

J Narain, KT Johnson, TF Quatieri… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonverbal vocalizations from non-and minimally speaking individuals who speak fewer than
20 words (mv* individuals) convey important communicative and affective information. While …

[HTML][HTML] An exploratory characterization of speech-and fine-motor coordination in verbal children with Autism spectrum disorder

T Talkar, JR Williamson, S Yuditskaya… - Computer Speech & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with
difficulties in speech production and fine-motor tasks. Thus, there is a need to develop …

Brief Report: Quantifying Speech Production Coordination from Non-and Minimally-Speaking Individuals

T Talkar, KT Johnson, J Narain, P Maes… - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Non-verbal utterances are an important tool of communication for individuals who
are non-or minimally-speaking. While these utterances are typically understood by …

Detection and Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Parkinson's Disease Utilizing Measures of Speech-and Fine-Motor Coordination

T Talkar - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Neurological disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Parkinson's Disease
(PD) are typically associated with observed motor difficulties in speech production and in …

Who Puts the" Social" in" Social Computing"?: Using A Neurodiversity Framing to Review Social Computing Research

P Baillargeon, J Yoon, A Zhang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.15527, 2024 - arxiv.org
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)
have a longstanding tradition of interrogating the values that underlie systems in order to …

Affective Ratings of Nonverbal Vocalizations Produced by Minimally-Speaking Individuals: What Do Naive Listeners Perceive?

KT Johnson, AM O'Brien… - 2022 10th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Individuals who produce few spoken words (“minimally-speaking” individuals) often convey
rich affective and communicative information through nonverbal vocalizations, such as …

Emotion Recognition Technology for People with Autism: A Systematic Literature Review

D Bogush, C Costello, E Fong… - 2024 IEEE 48th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid growth and availability of smart technology, the idea of households using
smart technology (smartphones, computers) is becoming popular. This availability of smart …

The Science and Art of Human and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration

M Groh - 2023 - dspace.mit.edu
While artificial intelligence (AI) appears to be surpassing the performance of human experts
on a wide variety of games and real-world tasks, these algorithms are prone to systematic …