The effect of AAC training programs on professionals' knowledge, skills and self-efficacy in AAC: a scoping review

C Flores, S Dada - Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Since effective and successful AAC service delivery relies on the knowledge and
competence of professionals in the field of AAC, sufficient training in AAC will equip …

Augmentative and alternative communication interventions in critical and acute care with mechanically ventilated and tracheostomy patients: a scoping review

M LaValley, T Chavers-Edgar, M Wu… - American Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose: Communication with nonspeaking patients is a critical challenge of person-
centered care. This scoping review aimed to map the literature on augmentative and …

Examining core vocabulary with language development for early symbolic communicators

BJ Frick Semmler, A Bean, L Wagner - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Core vocabulary lists are frequently used to select vocabulary for early symbolic
communicators who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The …

Turn-taking and communication modes of students and staff in group activities at non-inclusive schools for students with intellectual disability

S Wallin, H Hemmingsson, G Thunberg… - Augmentative and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Most students with intellectual and communicative disability who rely on augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) attend non-inclusive school settings. Little is known about …

The relationship between Augmentative and Alternative Communication use by pediatric psychiatric inpatients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and interfering …

KA Clarke, M Siegel, DL Williams - American journal of speech-language …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Previous research conducted by Williams et al.(2018) using data from the Autism
Inpatient Collection (AIC) found a weak and inconsistent association between verbal ability …

Teaching Requesting Skills to Children with Visual Impairment and Intellectual Disability by Using Picture Exchange Communication System Combined with Tangible …

Y Zhang, J Zhang, J Zhang, M Sutherland… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) has been widely used to
teach functional requesting and commenting skills to children with autism spectrum disorder …

Parental perceptions of social life before and after attending a parent training program for children with complex communication needs: the ComAlong example

E Backman, J Åsberg Johnels… - Augmentative and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Parent training programs aimed at improving language outcomes for children with complex
communication needs have predominantly been evaluated on child-centered outcomes and …

Effects of interventions involving speech output technologies on communication outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities: A scoping review

TN Chavers, RW Schlosser, C Cheng, R Koul - American Journal of Speech …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: This scoping review aimed to map the literature on the effects of interventions
involving speech output technologies on communication outcomes for individuals with …

Early communication development in infants and toddlers with Fragile X syndrome

LJ Mattie, LR Hamrick - Autism & Developmental Language …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Aims Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) characteristically struggle
with language and communication throughout the life course, but there is limited research …

A scoping review of interaction dynamics in minimally verbal autistic individuals

O Boorom, T Liu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Interaction dynamics provide information about how social interactions unfold over time and
have implications for communication development. Characterizing social interaction in …