Augmentative and alternative communication for children with intellectual and developmental disability: A mega-review of the literature

B Crowe, W Machalicek, Q Wei, C Drew… - Journal of Developmental …, 2022 - Springer
Establishing evidence-and research-based practices relies upon research synthesis of
individual studies in reviews and meta analyses. Further summarizing scientific evidence …

Parents' perceptions and experiences with their children's use of augmentative/alternative communication: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

C Berenguer, ER Martínez, S De Stasio… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) consists of any method of
communicating that supplements or completely substitutes oral and/or written language …

A systematic search and appraisal of intervention characteristics used to develop varied communication functions in children with autism who use aided AAC

K Logan, T Iacono, D Trembath - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions have
been shown to be effective in teaching children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to …

Mediators, moderators, and covariates: Matching analysis approach for improved precision in cognitive-communication rehabilitation research

EL Morrow, MC Duff, LS Mayberry - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The dual goals of this tutorial are (a) to increase awareness and use of mediation
and moderation models in cognitive-communication rehabilitation research by describing …

Participant characteristics predicting communication outcomes in AAC implementation for individuals with ASD and IDD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JB Ganz, JE Pustejovsky, J Reichle… - Augmentative and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This meta-analysis examined communication outcomes in single-case design studies of
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions and their relationship to …

Predictors of developmental and adaptive behaviour outcomes in response to early intensive behavioural intervention and the Early Start Denver model

C Bent, S Glencross, K McKinnon, K Hudry… - Journal of autism and …, 2023 - Springer
Many autistic children require support to meet their learning needs. Given the heterogeneity
within the autism spectrum it is plausible that different types of support might be better suited …

A parent-implemented embedded AAC intervention for teaching navigational requests and other communicative functions to children with autism spectrum disorder

C Gevarter, M Groll, E Stone… - Augmentative and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an embedded naturalistic intervention for teaching
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) application responses to three …

Caregiver-implemented AAC interventions for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A systematic review

M Elmquist, B Crowe, S Wattanawongwan… - Review Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Many children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities benefit from augmentative
and alternative communication strategies (AAC) to increase their communicative …

A systematic review of research on augmentative and alternative communication interventions for children aged 6–10 in the last decade

A Langarika-Rocafort, NI Mondragon… - Language, Speech, and …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to identify, appraise, and critically
synthesize the latest available evidence on the effects of augmentative and alternative …

Brief report: Socioeconomic factors associated with minimally verbal status in individuals with ASD

N Maltman, LS DaWalt, J Hong, M Mailick - Journal of autism and …, 2021 - Springer
About 30% of adults with autism are minimally verbal. Past research suggested that after
age five, few gain verbal fluency, but studies have rarely investigated whether family …