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Socio-Communicative Behaviors Involving Minimally Speaking Autistic Preschoolers and Their Typically Developing Peers: Effects of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Package
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Tiffany Chavers Edgar; Ralf W. Schlosser; Rajinder Koul – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention package consisting of systematic instruction and aided AAC modeling with speech-output technology on the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of socio-communicative behaviors in four minimally speaking,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Using Peer Supports to Encourage Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Show Interest in Their Conversation Partners
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Bambara, Linda M.; Cole, Christine L.; Telesford, Alana; Bauer, Kathleen; Bilgili-Karabacak, Irem; Weir, Amanda; Thomas, Amanda – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent peer-mediated intervention (PMI) on teaching adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) how to show interest in peer conversation partners by asking partner-focused questions about the person, their interests, or their experiences and by making partner-focused…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
"Two Friends Spending Time Together": The Impact of Video Visual Scene Displays on Peer Social Interaction for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Babb, Salena; McNaughton, David; Light, Janice; Caron, Jessica – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Social interaction poses many challenges for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and complex communication needs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of video visual scene displays (video VSDs) on communication during interactions between adolescents with ASD and peer partners. Method: This study used an…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Video Technology
The Role of Technology-Mediated Music-Making in Enhancing Engagement and Social Communication in Children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
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Kossyvaki, Lila; Curran, Sara – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Very little research has explored the impact of interventions combining music and technology on children with a dual diagnosis of autism and intellectual disabilities (ID) incorporating the active involvement of school staff. Video recordings and group interviews were used to collect data in this study. Video recordings of five children with…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comorbidity
Using a STEM Activity to Improve Social Communication Interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Michalek, Anne M. P.; Phalen, Lisa; Bobzien, Jonna L.; Chen, Chung-Hao; Urbano, Maria; Hartmann, Kathrin; Okwara, Leonore; Gorrepati, Purnima; Deutsch, Stephen; Williams, Takeshia – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Social communication deficits associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder are often exacerbated during adolescence. Group based approaches are effective intervention techniques for facilitating improved social communication skills in people with ASD; however, science, technology, engineering, and math activities, while highly preferred areas of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Training Teaching Staff to Facilitate Spontaneous Communication in Children with Autism: Adult Interactive Style Intervention (AISI)
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Kossyvaki, Lila; Jones, Glenys; Guldberg, Karen – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
Previous research has demonstrated that the way adults interact with children with autism can have a great impact on their spontaneous communication. However, to date, few studies have focused on modifying adults' behaviour and even fewer have been conducted in school settings which actively involve teaching staff in designing the intervention.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interaction, Autism, Pretests Posttests
Increasing Conversational Interactions between Verbal High School Students with Autism and Their Peers without Disabilities
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Hughes, Carolyn; Bernstein, Rebekah T.; Kaplan, Lauren M.; Reilly, Caitlin M.; Brigham, Nicolette L.; Cosgriff, Joseph C.; Boykin, Michaela P. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Self-prompted communication books were used in combination with conversational peer orientation to increase conversational interactions of verbal high school students with autism or autistic-like behavior with their peers without disabilities. Previous investigators have used communication books only with students with autism or intellectual…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, High School Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders