Profound concerns about “profound autism”: Dangers of severity scales and functioning labels for support needs

SK Kapp - Education Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently the Lancet published a Commission on the future of care and clinical research of
autism, which included a side panel arguing for the adoption of “profound autism”, a term in …

Ecological systems for students who use AAC: Stakeholders' views on factors impacting intervention and outcomes

EE Biggs, RE Hacker - … and practice for persons with severe …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Although substantial evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) intervention for students with severe disabilities who have …

Developing the self‐determination of children and young people with intellectual disabilities in schools: A systematic review of the literature

SA Willow, I Strnadová, J Danker - Journal of Applied Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Self‐determination is associated with lifelong positive outcomes. Students with
intellectual disabilities typically have lower self‐determination than their peers. Universal …

Identifying implementation strategies to increase augmentative and alternative communication adoption in early childhood classrooms: A qualitative study

ED Quinn, K Kurin, KL Atkins, A Cook - Language, Speech, and Hearing …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The goal of this study was to identify promising implementation strategies that may
increase teachers' and speech-language pathologists'(SLPs) adoption of augmentative and …

A family-centered care approach to behavior-analytic assessment and intervention

KR Brown, AM Hurd, KR Randall, T Szabo… - Behavior Analysis in …, 2022 - Springer
An essential aspect of behavior-analytic services is collaborating with stakeholders to
develop interventions that incorporate stakeholder preferences, needs, and contextual …

Views of parents on supporting language and literacy for their children with complex communication needs

EL Leroux, EE Biggs, DE Shin - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: Understanding students' home literacy environments can help speech-language
pathologists, teachers, and other educators partner with families to promote language and …

Voices from the field: Strategies for effective telepractice for children with autism who use augmentative and alternative communication

EE Biggs, MCS Therrien, MR Snodgrass… - Perspectives of the ASHA …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Providing telepractice services to young children with autism who use
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can present many challenges for …

Professional networks of special educators and speech-language pathologists working with students who use augmentative and alternative communication

EE Biggs, JL Bumble… - Remedial and Special …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Supporting students with complex communication needs requires collaboration within and
beyond the school system. Through a state-wide survey, this quantitative descriptive study …

Professional Networks and Self-Efficacy of Paraeducators Working with Students with Learning to Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

EE Biggs, JL Bumble, RE Hacker… - … and Practice for …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Paraeducators often work with special education teachers and school teams to support
students with disabilities who have complex communication needs (CCN), including …

Using Visual Scene Displays With Young Children: An Evidence-Based Practice Synthesis

D Patenaude, D McNaughton… - Journal of Special …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We used the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards for evidence-based
practices (EBP) in Special Education to evaluate the effectiveness research on the use of …